1. You and your classmates may live another 60 years or more. How do we know that the human population will still remain after those 60 years? Charles the “Lamp,” your thoughts.

2. Aim: What is mitosis? I. Mitosis – the sequence of events that cause a cell to divide. A. Cell Cycle – the series of events that occur during the life of a cell. 1.Cell grows in size 2.Chromosomes replicate 3.Cell prepares for division 4.Mitosis

4. B. Why do cells divide? 1. Cells that are too large do not have enough cell membrane in relation to the size of their cytoplasm.

6. Q. What is mitosis? I do believe Ashley would like to answer this. Ok, that was close enough. Mitosis is a series of events that occur to cause a cell to divide (replicate itself). Not bad Ashley.

7. Q. What are the four stages of the cell cycle? John Mucho Macho Moochata Machaco Machado – you’re up!!! Excellent John!!! The cell cycle includes cell growth, chromosome replication, preparation for cell division, and mitosis.