friend. Or Graham Fitzpatrinoon, Governo Part II - The Lunch At lunch that Thursday afternoon, Governor...
friend. Or Graham Fitzpatrinoon, Governo Part II - The Lunch At lunch that Thursday afternoon, Governor Adrienne Baker sat with her aide Benj, Lieutenant Governor Graham Fitzpatrick, and physician Dr. Kathy Beckham, a trusted advisor and best friend. Over the course of the lunch, the diners munched on a pre determined menu of marinated artichoke salad and rosemary encrusted lamp chops with roasted potatoes and carrots, and discussed the major issue of the governor's term. The closing of the largest state- supported hospital had been a lightning rod for controversy and Dr. Beckham was nervous for her friend. This was a hely contentious issue and people with a lot of power and money had a lot to lose if the govern e d the closing of the hospital, as she was planning to do the following Tuesday during a conference. While Dr. Beckham hated to see the hospital close, she was not worried about being able to find a new lob. Dr. Beckham locked eyes with her friend and gave the governor a reassuring smile. her friend. The pital had been issue of the go When the dessert finally came out. Governor Baker was thrilled, Pecan pie was her absolute favorite, and after the stress of discussing the hospital issue, she wanted some comfort food. The governor, the Beutenant governor, and Benll the alde had no trouble polishing off their entire slices of pie. Dr. Beckham, who did not like pecans and who was feeling rather full, had one small bite of the pie in order to be polite, but placed her fork down across her plate, signaling the end of the meal. Questions 1. Most of the governor's lunch party just ate pecan pie filled with taxdines, a potent mbetur of poisons, one of which is actually a powerful mitotic inhibitor. What is a mitotic inhibitor? 2. Describe the function of mitosis in animal cells. Why is mitosis important? Watch the video of mitosis posted on GaView (you should have done this before class) and then answer the following: 3. In the table provided, draw the six major stages of the cell cycle. Be sure to label the following in each of your drawings where appropriate: chromosomes.chromatinsister chromatids, mitotic spindle, asters, centromeres, microtubules, kinetochoro, cleavage furrow, and nuclear membrane. 4. In each stage, note the role of the microtubules.