This inquiry-based, POGIL-like lesson directly aligns to AP Biology Unit 4, Topic 4.5 (The Cell Cycle) from the 2025–2026 CED. Students analyze models and data to describe key cell cycle events, explain how mitosis transmits genetic information, and justify the importance of checkpoints in maintaining regulation. Bold command term questions throughout the lesson help students practice FRQ-style writing using AP task verbs such as identify, describe, explain, predict, and justify while developing