1. Th e anatomy of Beta vulgaris has two major parts: (1) the taproot or beet, and (2) the leaves. What functions do these two parts carry out for the plant? 2. What functions do the vascular tissue and stomata carry out for the plant?3. Why do you think level, nutrient-rich, and deep soils are optimal conditions for Beta vulgaris?4. Why do you think long periods of moderately intense sunlight is ideal for Beta vulgaris?

interphase

the period of cell growth when the cell synthesizes new molecules and organelles. the cell is not dividing and it constitutes the majority of the time spent in the cell cycle

prophase

changes occur in the nucleus and cytoplasm. the chromatin condenses to form structures (sister chromatids) visible with a light microscope and the mitotic spindle begins to form, but the nucleus is still in tact

prometaphase

the nuclear envelope fragments and the spindle microtubules attach to the kinetochores of the sister chromatids

metaphase

all the cell's duplicated chromosomes are lined up at an imaginary plane equidistant between the poles of the mitotic spindle

anaphase

begins when sister chromatids separate from each other and ending when a complete set of daughter chromosomes arrives at each of the two poles of the cell

telophase

the daughter nuclei form at the two poles of a cell

cytokinesis

the division of a cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells. usually occurs during telophase during mitosis. this and mitosis make up to mitotic (m) phase of the cell cycle