AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Mitosis occurs in somatic cells; this means that it takes place in all types of cells that are not involved in the production of gametes. Prior to each mitotic division, a copy of every chromosome is created; thus, following division, a complete set of chromosomes is found in the nucleus of each new cell.

Detailed explanation-2: -For you to stay alive and fully functional, these cells need to be continuously replaced. Mitosis is crucial to this process. Mitosis is the reason we can grow, heal wounds, and replace damaged cells. Mitosis is also important in organisms which reproduce asexually: this is the only way that these cells can reproduce.

Detailed explanation-3: -The difference between the two processes is that mitosis occurs in non-reproductive cells, or somatic cells, and meiosis occurs in the cells that participate in sexual reproduction, or germ cells.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mitosis is considered an “equational” form of cell division-it occurs in cells that do not produce gametes (e.g., somatic cells). During mitosis, a cell divides once to produce two daughter cells with genetic material identical to that of the original parent cell and to each other.

Detailed explanation-5: -Answer and Explanation: Mitosis occurs in all eukaryotic animal cells, with the exception of gametes (sperm and egg), which are created by another type of cell division, meiosis. In mitosis, the parent cell divides into two daughter cells with identical genetic material.