- Prepared slides of a hyacinth root tip specimen wasalso examined with a microscope. C The number of cells per zone andthe total number of mitotic figures per zone (that is, cells thatare in prophase, metaphase, anaphase, or telophase) were recorded.Calculate the length of each zone (in mm and to two decimal places)and the Mitotic Index (M.I.) to one decimal place. Your lab manualshows how to determine the length of each zone in the root tip. 4marks
          M.I.= number of mitotic figures x 100
                                                           totalnumber of cells
Zone Number | Total number of cells | Total number of mitotic figures | Distance of zone from the root tip (in mm) | Mitotic Index |
1 | 51 | 3 | 0.43 | 5.88 |
2 | 62 | 20 | 0.86 | 32.26 |
3 | 58 | 39 | 1.29 | 67.24 |
4 | 41 | 16 | 1.72 | 39.02 |
- Comment on whether there is a difference in mitoticactivity as you move through the zones (from Zone 1-4). Isthere more activity in one zone compared to another? Why or whynot? 4 marks
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