Cell division

High school (ages 12+)
Human Body

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cell-division

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the uses?Mitosis: Growth, asexual reproduction, tissue repair. Meiosis: Sexual reproduction, genetic variation
2. What is the applications?Cancer research, stem cell therapy, tissue engineering, understanding genetic inheritance
3. What is mitosis and why does it happen?Mitosis is a process where a cell copies its DNA and then splits into two identical daughter cells. It helps you grow, heal wounds, and replace old cells.
4. How many stages does mitosis have and what happens in each?Mitosis has four stages: prophase, where chromosomes condense; metaphase, where they line up in the middle; anaphase, where sister chromatids pull apart; and telophase, where new nuclei form and the cell finishes dividing.

Cell Cycle: The series of events a cell goes through as it grows and divides, including DNA replication and division.
Cytokinesis: The physical process of cell division, where the cytoplasm of a single eukaryotic cell divides into two daughter cells.
Homologous Chromosomes: Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that have the same genes in the same order, one inherited from each parent.