Growth and Cell Division (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Cell continuity
Cell continuity
Ability of cells to divide & survive from generation to generation
Main purposes of cell division
Main purposes of cell division
Reproduce, grow, repair tissues, produce new cells
What parent cell passes on during division
What parent cell passes on during division
DNA (coded instructions) & cell components
Examples of cell components
Examples of cell components
Nucleus and mitochondria
Two types of cell division
Two types of cell division
Mitosis and meiosis
What mitosis produces
What mitosis produces
Two identical cells
Where mitosis occurs
Where mitosis occurs
In all somatic (body) cells
Purpose of mitosis
Purpose of mitosis
Growth and repair
What meiosis produces
What meiosis produces
Gametes (sperm and egg cells)
Chromosome number in gametes
Chromosome number in gametes
Half the number of chromosomes
Why meiosis is essential
Why meiosis is essential
For sexual reproduction