AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitosis is a phase of the cell cycle in which a cell’s nucleus is divided into two nuclei, each with an equal quantity of genetic material. It is an asexual reproductive process that occurs in unicellular organisms. Thus, mitosis is a type of cell division that occurs during the asexual reproduction process.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis is a means of asexual reproduction, whereas meiosis is necessary for sexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meiosis does not occur during asexual reproduction. Meiosis is the process of producing gametes (eggs and sperm). Mitosis, on the other hand, is simply the process of cell division. This is the process that animals are going through during regeneration.

Detailed explanation-4: -Asexual reproduction uses the process of mitosis to create the identical copies (clones) of the parent cell. It therefore leads to offspring that show no genetic variation.