Module Instructions: Cell Cycle and Meiosis

Housekeeping

Cell Cycle and Meiosis are combined into one lab. I recommend completing the Cell Cycle lecture and then work on that section of the lab. Then watch the Meiosis lecture, and come back to finish the rest of the lab. I highly recommend completing The Cell Cycle module before the Meiosis module, as Meiosis is really just a variation of the Cell Cycle. 

Here's a hint for this module (and any of the other modules that have processes). Go to youtube and type in the process you want to learn about and then the word 'animation' (e.g. "Cell Cycle animation") and then what I do is sort by ‘View Count.” You'll find tons of really awesome animations that help show you the steps of the process in a really neat way. I think it really helps with understanding. 

Lecture: Cell Cycle

Watch the lecture video/read the e-chapter. Complete the Study Guide. 

Lab: Cell Cycle and Meiosis

I have combined the lab for this module with the next module, Meiosis. You should begin the Cell Cycle portion of the lab before moving onto the Meiosis module. You will submit the entire lab (Cell Cycle and Meiosis) to the Meiosis Module on Friday at 5pm on the date listed in the class calendar.

Below are some pointers for completing the Cell Cycle portion of the lab.

There are only a few questions in this lab. Be sure to complete all of the required actions in the rounded boxes indicated by the check mark: ☑. Using Figure 4 as an example, use the text of the lab (and information from the video), to complete the following tasks. In this example, the tasks have been completed in red.

Be sure to complete all of the tasks in the lab indicated by the check marks in the rounded boxes.

Problem 4 is challenging. You are not given the exact answer in the text. You have to use what you have learned about the cell cycle to figure out what went wrong.

Quiz: Cell Cycle

Complete the module quiz by Friday at 5pm on the date listed in the class calendar. 

Once you finish the Cell Cycle portion, continue on to Meiosis

Lecture: Meiosis

Watch the lecture video/read the e-chapter. Complete the Study Guide. Watch the short animations I linked in the module. They really help. 

Lab: Cell Cycle and Meiosis

Be sure to complete the Cell Cycle section of the lab first. Once you finish with the Meiosis lecture and complete the study guide, return back to the lab and complete the Meiosis section. Scan and submit to Canvas by Friday at 5pm. 

At the very end of the lab (Fig. 15e), there has been some confusion from students. It asks you to label the one of the cells as the end product of meiosis as “sperm or egg cell,” as I have done below. This is specific to animals. A more generalized term would be “gametes.” I will award one extra credit point to your lab if you label this cell “gamete.”

Quiz: Meiosis

Complete the module quiz by Friday at 5pm.