AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -All eukaryotic organisms-including aquatic plants and algae-grow through the process of mitosis. Mitosis is a process where one cell divides into two cells (Fig. 2.46). Chromosomes in the original cell are duplicated to ensure that the two new cells have full copies of the necessary genetic information.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitosis is a process where a single cell divides into two identical daughter cells (cell division).

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals directly produce gametes by the process of meiosis, whereas plants produce spores by meiosis.

Detailed explanation-4: -Mitosis is a process of nuclear division in eukaryotic cells that occurs when a parent cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-5: -Meiosis is important for three main reasons: it allows sexual reproduction of diploid organisms, it enables genetic diversity, and it aids the repair of genetic defects.