Hola everyone. Today, Mr. Finley, was out but thats ok because we still were able to get a lot done. We got a heads start on out next unit cellular reproduction. Mr. Finley provided us with an online lab and our instructions were to take notes on it. It talked about the fact that growth in an organism is carefully controlled by regulating the cell cycle. Also it said that in plants the roots continue to grow as they search for water and nutrients.

Cellular reproduction has 5 phases.

Interphase is when the cell is engaged in metabolic activity and performing its duty as part of a tissue.

Prophase is when chromatin in the nucleus begins to condense and become visible in the light microscope as chromosomes.

Metaphase is when spindle fibers align to chromosomes along the middle of the cell nucleus.

Anaphase is when the paired chromosomes separate at the connectors and move to the opposite side of the cell.

Telophase is when the new membranes form around the daughter nuclei while the chromosomes disperse and are no longer visible under the light microscope.

So, After that we copied a table that I unfortunately cant place on this blog. :( But still, we got a good understanding of what is ahead in class.