Artefact Reflection
These pictures show gummy worms that have been used as chromosomes. The gummy worms represent the chromosomes and the thumb tack represents the centromeres. The first picture shows the phase of a late prophase and the second picture shows the phase, metaphase. The first picture represents prophase because you can see the chromosomes tied by the centromere and moving towards the center of the cell. In metaphase, you can see that the chromosomes have lined up at the equator (represented by the ruler) and are still attached by the centromeres. This was an activity that we did in class to help us refresh
our memory and to introduce the unit of genetics to us. Genetics is all about the study of genes and how traits get passed along from parents to their offspring. Also, genetics play a huge role in who we are and how we look. These pictures are significant to me because mitosis plays a big role in why we are here. Without mitosis, we wouldn’t be alive today, as our cells wouldn’t be able
to reproduce. We would not be able to grow into the full multicellular organisms we are from the tiny first cell if cells were unable to divide. Mitosis allows us to heal ourselves when we get cut, without that we would all bleed to death because our skin would never re-heal itself. Also, mitosis provides our body with nutrients that we need to survive, without mitosis our organs wouldn’t work because out body isn’t getting the nutrients it needs. From this activity, I learnt how our cells multiply and what the different phases they go through. Doing each of the phases with gummy worms helped a lot because it was more interactive and it was a hands-on activity which helps me get a better understanding of the concept. You can apply this knowledge to real life because
everyday our cells are reproducing and so you are able to understand how it works. Doing this helps us because we now know how the phases are supposed to look and so if something happens between one of the phases, we know that something is wrong. Understanding mitosis, the phases and how it works helps us get a better understanding of diseases or problems that occurs if something happens to the chromosomes in a phase. This activity and the knowledge I received from this activity helps me have a better understanding of the course because most of the genetics unit is about how cells work and you need to have a good understanding about how they divide and reproduce. You get to examine how cells work and what phases they go through and how important is for our body to be able to multiple cells.
our memory and to introduce the unit of genetics to us. Genetics is all about the study of genes and how traits get passed along from parents to their offspring. Also, genetics play a huge role in who we are and how we look. These pictures are significant to me because mitosis plays a big role in why we are here. Without mitosis, we wouldn’t be alive today, as our cells wouldn’t be able
to reproduce. We would not be able to grow into the full multicellular organisms we are from the tiny first cell if cells were unable to divide. Mitosis allows us to heal ourselves when we get cut, without that we would all bleed to death because our skin would never re-heal itself. Also, mitosis provides our body with nutrients that we need to survive, without mitosis our organs wouldn’t work because out body isn’t getting the nutrients it needs. From this activity, I learnt how our cells multiply and what the different phases they go through. Doing each of the phases with gummy worms helped a lot because it was more interactive and it was a hands-on activity which helps me get a better understanding of the concept. You can apply this knowledge to real life because
everyday our cells are reproducing and so you are able to understand how it works. Doing this helps us because we now know how the phases are supposed to look and so if something happens between one of the phases, we know that something is wrong. Understanding mitosis, the phases and how it works helps us get a better understanding of diseases or problems that occurs if something happens to the chromosomes in a phase. This activity and the knowledge I received from this activity helps me have a better understanding of the course because most of the genetics unit is about how cells work and you need to have a good understanding about how they divide and reproduce. You get to examine how cells work and what phases they go through and how important is for our body to be able to multiple cells.