Exam Experts

Here’s a sweet Exam Experts analogy for biology students learning the cell cycle!

Think of the cell cycle like preparing for and throwing a big party:

• G1 = Planning phase: You decide you want to have a party, buy supplies, and
make a guest list (the cell grows and decides to divide).

• S phase = Making copies of the invitation list: You photocopy everything so
you have two identical sets (DNA replication).

• G2 = Final preparations: You double-check that everything is ready, decorations
are up, food is prepared (the cell checks for errors and gathers division materials).

• M phase = The party itself: Guests arrive, the event happens, and at the end,
everything is split into two clean houses (mitosis and cytokinesis).