AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitosis is a type of cell division that produces two identical daughter cells from a single diploid cell. Mitosis occurs in nearly every cell in the human body. It is essential for our body’s growth, development and repair.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis occurs in the skin cells and the bone marrow to replace the cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Meiosis only occurs in reproductive cells, as the goal is to create haploid gametes that will be used in fertilization.

Detailed explanation-4: -In the Body Because mitosis takes place throughout your lifetime and in multiple organs, it occurs more often than meiosis, which is limited to the reproductive organs during gamete formation.