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Cell Division
An informative presentation by your wacky science teacher!
LG4: Understand cells’ role in living things and heredity.
A Question…..What do you,
an ant,
and an oak tree have in common
(talk to a partner)?
An Answer….
Yes, you are all living things…but more importantly
You are all made of trillions of cells!
AND
you all started out as a single cell!
Cell Theory
In the 1830’sTheodor
Schwann & Matthias Schleiden
proposed “Cell Theory”
Cell Theory states…
1. All living things are made of cells.
2. Cells are the basic unit and function of all living things.
3. Living cells only come from other living cells.
CellDivision…
Through cell division, a single cell becomes two cells. Those two cells divide into four….
Time for math… how many cells would you have after 6 divisions?
Zygote
How do you become a multicellular organism if you started out as just ONE cell (talk to a partner)?
How Many?
You would have 64
cells!
That’s a
lot of
cells!
Cell Division Cells multiply by dividing!Answer (talk to your neighbor):• How does your drawing show
that cell division can cause organisms to grow larger in size?
• Is there a limit to how large a cell can be? Why or why not?
Consider….
What are the purposes of cell division?
Regrowth/growthRepairReproduction
(Hint: This is important!)
Regrowth/Growth
How tall were you when you were 5?
How tall were you last year?
How tall are you now?
Do you think: Your cells got bigger?
or
Your cells divided to produce more cells?
(talk with a neighbor)
Regrowth While individuals grow in size, a larger organism has
MORE CELLS than a smaller organism
There are limits on how big a cell can get. What do you
think is the main reason why cells only get to be a
certain size?
RegrowthCells continue to divide to help an organism or part of an
organism grow
As the cell grows, more processes are needed for it to function, so its demand for instructions increases. However, the amount DNA (instructions) remains constant. The instructions will determine what type of cell it becomes.
Specialization
We know that cells divide in order to make bigger organisms. However, if cell division
were the only process occurring in cells, all multicellular organisms would end up
as spheres of identical cells.
During development, cells become specialized to perform particular functions.
In Other Words….
Cells get instructions from DNA about what type of cell it will become and
what will be its function!
Cell TypesSome cells might
become layered skin cells, while
others might become long,
thin nerve cells. Nerve Cells
Cheek Cells
Bone CellsRed Blood Cells
One purpose of cell division
Regrowth
Next reason…
Repair
Have you gotten a paper cut recently?
Have you broken a bone in your arm
or leg?
Repair
The body repairs injuries like these by means of cell division. For example…….
When your skin is cut, skin cells on either side of the cut make new cells to heal the wound.
Repair As cells age and die, they need
to be replaced.
In the human body:
-There are about 200 different types of cells (remember the pictures?).
-Every minute or so, your skin loses about 40,000 cells!
-In contrast, your brain cells live a very long time!
Regrowth
Next reason…
One purpose of cell division
Reproduction
In order for organisms to reproduce, reproduction (sex cells – meiosis) must occur
Reproductive cell division produces sex cells
with ½ the genetic information from each parent (humans – 23 from mom / 23 from dad)
Summary…
Cells are the main components of all living things
The purpose for cell division: Regrowth Repair Reproduction
Cell Cycle
Mitosis in Words
The Cell Cycle
Cell grows, makes a copy of DNA.(90% of cell’s life is spent here!)
Chromosomes and spindle fibers form; nuclear envelope breaks down.
Chromosomes line up across the center and attach to a spindle fiber.
Centromeres split; chromatids separate and move to opposite ends.
Chromosomes stretch out; new nuclear envelope forms around chromosomes.
Cell membrane pinches in two; each daughter cell has same number of identical chromosomes.
Interphase
ProphaseCytokinesis
Telophase
Anaphase
Metaphase
Length of the Cell Cycle
Mitosis
One More Look at Mitosis
Meiosis (“my-o-my! Sex Cells!)
The process by which the number of chromosomes is reduced by half to form sex cells (sperm and egg)
Chromosome pairs separate and are distributed to two different cells. The resulting sex cells have only half as many
chromosomes as the other cells in the organism.
Meiosis Requires two
divisions of the nucleus Meiosis I- (Just
like mitosis) Meiosis II- two
daughter cells go through a second division of the nucleus. (during this process, there is no chromosome replication)
Meiosis II (after Meiosis I which is Mitosis)
The difference between Mitosis and Meiosis
(W.U. - copy this slide into notes)Mi”T”osis
(“T” is for TWIN!)
Meiosis
(“MY-OH-MY! SEX CELLS!)•One division of the nucleus = 2 cells
•Used for growth and repair•Creates exact “T”win of cell (diploid cells)
•Two divisions of the nucleus
(mitosis, THEN meosis = 4 sex cells cells)
•Used for sexual reproduction
•Creates cells with ½ genetic material (haploid cells) – in humans, 23 chromosomes from each parent = new human with 46
•Cancer is Uncontrolled Mitosis:
Mitosis must be controlled, otherwise growth will occur without limit (cancer)
•Mutations in control proteins can cause cancer
Cancer is a disease in which cells grow and divide uncontrollably, damaging the parts of the body around them. It is caused by a mutation that causes uncontrolled mitosis.
Cancer Cells – What is it?
Cancer cells are held together.
Mutations
A mutation (from Latin word that means change) is any change in a gene or chromosome.
Can cause a cell to produce an incorrect protein during protein synthesis.
As a result, the organism’s trait, or phenotype, may be different from what it normally would have been.
Results of Mutations
If a mutation occurs in a SEX CELL, the mutation can be passed on to an offspring and affect the offspring’s phenotype.
If a mutation occurs in a BODY CELL, the mutation will not be passed on to the organism’s offspring.
Effects of mutations
Introduce change in an organism (genetic variation)
Can be harmful (reduces the organism’s chance for survival and reproduction)
Can be helpful (improve an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction)
Antibiotic resistance in bacteria Can be neither harmful nor helpful
Rate Yourself!LG4: Understand cells’ role in living things
and heredity.
“Before this presentation, I was a _____ (scale rating 0-4)
because I knew __________ about cells.now, I feel like I am a _____ (scale rating 0-4) because I learned
Don’t forget to thank a science teacher today!