Multiple Choice
All of the following refer to mitosis, except:
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
Which type of cell division occurs in both plants and animals to produce genetically identical somatic (body) cells?
A
Mitosis
B
Fertilization
C
Meiosis
D
Binary fission
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Understand the types of cell division: Mitosis, Meiosis, Fertilization, and Binary fission.
Recall that mitosis is the process by which a single cell divides to produce two genetically identical daughter cells, maintaining the same chromosome number as the original cell.
Recognize that mitosis occurs in somatic (body) cells of both plants and animals for growth, repair, and maintenance.
Note that meiosis is a specialized cell division producing genetically diverse gametes (sex cells), not somatic cells.
Conclude that the type of cell division producing genetically identical somatic cells in both plants and animals is mitosis.
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