AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many cells would there be after five divisions?
A
10
B
5
C
2
D
20
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -There will be 32 cells after a zygote goes through 5 mitotic cell divisions.

Detailed explanation-2: -So the total number of cells after 6 mitotic divisions is 64.

Detailed explanation-3: -Final answer: 16 cells will be produced if a cell divides mitotically four times.

Detailed explanation-4: -Most of the time when people refer to “cell division, ” they mean mitosis, the process of making new body cells. Meiosis is the type of cell division that creates egg and sperm cells. Mitosis is a fundamental process for life.

Detailed explanation-5: -These phases are prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Cytokinesis is the final physical cell division that follows telophase, and is therefore sometimes considered a sixth phase of mitosis.

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