Why Cells Divide

Why do cells divide?

• Growth & Development

• To repair and replace damaged cells (heal)

• Maintain cell efficiency

• All of the above

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Cell division is...

• the process in which a daughter cell copies itself to generate two identical parent cells.

• the process in which a parent cell copies itself to generate multiple identical daughter cells.

• the process in which a parent cell copies itself to generate two identical daughter cells.

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The process by which a nucleus divides to form two identical nuclei is known as ....

• Cell division

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

• Cancer

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When one cell divides into 2 new cells

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During which process do cells divide to form two identical daughter cells?

• Meiosis

• Mitosis

• Photosynthesis

• Fermentation

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What is the term for the division of the cell's nucleus?

• Cytokinesis

• Mitosis

• Meiosis

• Binary fission

During which phase of cell division do the chromosomes line up in the center of the cell?

• Telophase

• Anaphase

• Metaphase

• Prophase

The phase where the cell membrane moves inward to create two daughter cells with their own nucleus and identical chromosomes is known as....

• prophase

• intephase

• metaphase

• cytokinesis

Cells divide when tissues and organs are ...

• copied

• injured

• divided

• replaced

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The phase that occurs before mitosis is known as ...

• prophase

• interphase

• metaphase

• cytokinesis

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