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    Normal cells have regulated cell cycles, dividing only as needed, while cancer cells divide rapidly and uncontrollably due to defects in cell cycle regulation. Cancerous tissues generally have higher percentages of cells dividing and lower percentages of cells at rest compared to normal tissues. The virtual lab allows students to examine tissue samples, identify the cell cycle phase of individual cells, calculate the percentage of cells in each phase, and compare these statistics between normal and cancerous lung, stomach, and ovary tissues.

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    Normal cells have regulated cell cycles, dividing only as needed, while cancer cells divide rapidly and uncontrollably due to defects in cell cycle regulation. Cancerous tissues generally have higher percentages of cells dividing and lower percentages of cells at rest compared to normal tissues. The virtual lab allows students to examine tissue samples, identify the cell cycle phase of individual cells, calculate the percentage of cells in each phase, and compare these statistics between normal and cancerous lung, stomach, and ovary tissues.

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    Normal cells have regulated cell cycles, dividing only as needed, while cancer cells divide rapidly and uncontrollably due to defects in cell cycle regulation. Cancerous tissues generally have higher percentages of cells dividing and lower percentages of cells at rest compared to normal tissues. The virtual lab allows students to examine tissue samples, identify the cell cycle phase of individual cells, calculate the percentage of cells in each phase, and compare these statistics between normal and cancerous lung, stomach, and ovary tissues.

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    Cell Reproduction Virtual Lab

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    Normal cells have regulated cell cycles, dividing only as needed, while cancer cells divide rapidly and uncontrollably due to defects in cell cycle regulation. Cancerous tissues generally have higher percentages of cells dividing and lower percentages of cells at rest compared to normal tissues. The virtual lab allows students to examine tissue samples, identify the cell cycle phase of individual cells, calculate the percentage of cells in each phase, and compare these statistics between normal and cancerous lung, stomach, and ovary tissues.

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    Cell Reproduction Virtual Lab

    Purpose: In this virtual lab, you will explore the similarities and differences
    between the cell cycles of normal cells and cancer cells.

    Objectives:

    Identify the various phases of the cell cycle


    Compare and contrast the cell cycles of normal and cancer cells

    Procedure:

    1. Click the TV/VCR. Then click the Play button on the video controller.
    Watch the video about the cell cycle.
    2. Click More Information to read about cancer statistics and risk factors.
    3. On the biology laboratory navigation screen, click the microscope to
    analyze tissue samples under the microscope. Click the slide carousel
    to view actual slides of normal and cancerous tissues.
    4. Click the microscope to see microscopic views of tissue samples.
    5. Click a picture on the Table of Contents to get information about one of
    the five cell phases. Use the forward and back pointers to move
    between cards. Click the up arrow to return to the Table of Contents.
    6. Compare the normal lung-tissue cells shown through the microscope
    with the cell phase pictures in the Table of Contents.
    7. Label the cells with empty label boxes below them. Decide which
    phase a particular cell is in. Go to the information card that
    corresponds to that phase of the cell cycle. Click and drag the
    corresponding label from the top of the information card to the label
    box below the cell.
    8. Repeat the labeling procedure for each of the five cells. Click the Check
    button.
    9. Click and drag new labels to any of the cells that are label incorrectly.
    Incorrectly labeled cells will be highlighted in yellow.
    10. After you have correctly labeled the five cells, label will appear
    below the other cells in the microscope view. Count the number of cell
    in each phase. Record the data in the Table. Enter the number or cells
    that are in each phase. Calculate the percentages of cells dividing
    (cells in mitosis) and the percentage of cells at rest (cells in
    interphase).
    11. Examine other tissue by clicking the Tissue Slides box and
    selecting a tissue sample. Repeat the labeling, checking, and recording
    procedures for each of these tissues.
    Table:

    Interph Propha Metaph Anapha Telopha % of % of


    ase se ase se se cells cells
    dividin at
    g rest
    Normal
    Lung
    Cancer
    ous
    Lung
    Normal
    Stomac
    h
    Cancer
    ous
    Stomac
    h
    Normal
    Ovary
    Cancer
    ous
    Ovary

    Questions:

    1. Based on your data and observations, what are at least three


    differences between normal cells and cancer cells?

    2. Which type of cancer shows the most aggressive growth?


    Explain.
    3. When studying cell division in tissue samples, scientists often
    calculate a mitotic index, which is the ratio of dividing cells to
    the total number of cells in the sample. Scientists often
    calculate the mitotic index to compare the growth rates of
    different types of tissue. Which type of tissue would have a
    higher mitotic index, normal tissue or cancerous tissue?
    Explain.

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