AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer option C. Production of gametes from diploid cells is the correct answer. C. This is not one of the functions of mitosis.

Detailed explanation-2: -The major purpose of mitosis is for growth and to replace worn out cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis is important for three main reasons: development and growth cell replacement and asexual reproduction.

Detailed explanation-4: -Red and white blood cells Mature RBCs do not divide. In fact, because mature RBCs don’t even have a nucleus, these cells really can’t do much of anything other than act as vessels for the hemoglobin with which they are jam-packed. New RBCs are made in the marrow in the mature human.