10.3 - Significance of Mitosis
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What is mitosis?
💡 Hint: Think about how cells reproduce.
Why is the nucleus-cytoplasm ratio important?
💡 Hint: Consider what might happen to a cell that grows too big.
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What type of cells undergo mitosis?
💡 Hint: Remember examples of haploid organisms.
True or False: Mitosis results in genetically diverse cells.
💡 Hint: Consider the term 'identical' in the context of mitosis.
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If a diploid cell undergoes mitosis 5 times, how many daughter cells will be produced in total?
💡 Hint: Consider the exponential growth of cells during mitosis.
Discuss a scenario in which mitosis might be detrimental to an organism.
💡 Hint: Think about how imbalance in cell growth can cause problems.
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