cell division
Growth and repair depend on cell division. This topic is part of Cell Biology within Science & Nature. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
cell division trivia questions
Cell division produces new what?
Answer: Cells
Bonus fact: Growth and repair depend on cell division.
What type of cell division makes most body cells?
Answer: Mitosis
Bonus fact: Mitosis produces genetically similar daughter cells.
What must happen to DNA before a cell divides?
Answer: It must be replicated
Bonus fact: Each daughter cell needs a full genetic set.
What class of genes normally helps prevent uncontrolled cell division?
Answer: Tumor suppressor genes
Bonus fact: Loss of tumor suppressors can contribute to cancer.
What is the common asexual cell-division process in which one bacterium splits into two daughter cells?
Answer: Binary fission
Bonus fact: Binary fission requires coordination of chromosome replication and cell division.