What is the purpose of mitosis in living organisms?

What will be an ideal response?


Multicellular organisms mainly use cell division for growth and for cell replacement and repair.

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Which of the following may account for the process of gene conversion?

A. DNA mismatch repair B. DNA gap repair C. Photolyase activity D. Nucleotide excision repair

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In humans, body size, muscle mass, and patterns of fat distribution are types of ____ sex characteristics

a. primary b. secondary c. tertiary d. initial e. mutable

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Which of the following do humans NOT have taste buds specialized to sense?  

A.  salty B.  sour C.  sweet D.  vitamins E.  bitter

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In the classic argument of ‘nature vs. nurture’, nature would most correspond with

a. genes. b. environment. c. divine intervention. d. environment and genes. e. genes, environment, and genes.

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