Mitosis

Question 1

What is mitosis?

Answer 1

Nuclear division giving rise to genetically identical cells

Question 2

What does mitosis have a role in?

Answer 2

Growth, repair of damaged tissues, replacement of cells and asexual reproduction

Question 3

What happens to chromosomes directly before mitosis?

Answer 3

The chromosomes are exactly duplicated before mitosis

Question 4

What happens to the copies of chromosomes during mitosis?

Answer 4

The copies of chromosomes separate, maintaing the chromosome number

Question 5

What are stem cells?

Answer 5

Unspecialised cells that divide by mitosis to produce daughter cells that can become specialised for specific functions