Mitosis and Meiosis
by Anonymous
Stretch a cube cell's side to watch surface area ÷ volume shrink, then run mitosis and meiosis to produce the daughter cells.
About this app
Cell Division is an interactive middle-school biology activity about why cells divide and how mitosis and meiosis work. Adjust a cell’s side length to observe how surface area-to-volume ratio changes, then step through chromosome copying and separation in body-cell division and sex-cell formation. The activity also shows how fertilization restores the chromosome count from n to 2n.
Use cases
- Middle-school students learning cell division
- Science teachers demonstrating surface area-to-volume ratio
- Learners comparing mitosis and meiosis
- Classroom review of chromosomes, daughter cells, and fertilization
Features
- Interactive cell-size control with surface area, volume, and surface-area-to-volume calculations
- Mitosis sequence from chromosome copying to two daughter cells
- Adjustable chromosome counts of 2n=2, 2n=4, and 2n=6
- Meiosis sequence showing two divisions and four sex cells with half the chromosome count
- Fertilization control that combines two sex cells into a 2n zygote
- Step-by-step missions with reset and next controls