how many mitosis processes takes place in producing 128cells from 1 cell
2006-08-23 03:45:15 · 6 answers · asked by R.PRASHANTH R 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The correct answer is 127. Just because the cells are multiplying at the same time, does not make them the same process. (So for example, when one cell becomes two, that's one process. When the two cells become four, that's TWO processes for a total of three.) I like the trick question, however.
2006-08-23 03:59:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
7 times. Here is how you solve it (assuming that I'm looking at your question the right way):
Start with one cell. After mitosis has occured, you get two cells. When each of those two cells divide, you get four, double the number of cells that you had before. When those four cells undergo mitosis, you get 8 cells, double the number you had before. This continues again and again. So, in order to get the answer to your question, count how many times you have to divide your cells to get 128.
Here is a little diagram showing the process of how many cells there are after each stage of mitosis division.
1 -m- 2 -m- 4 -m- 8 -m- 16 -m- 32 -m- 64 -m- 128
The 'm' represents the mitosis process that actually divides the cell. If you count the number of 'm's in the diagram, there are 7. The answer is not 8 because you didn't undergo mitosis 8 times. If you did, you would wind up with 256 cells.
However, there is another way to look at your question. Truely, each and every division of each cell is considered one mitosis process. Each 'stage' of division involves many mitosis processes occuring. So, if you have four cells dividing into 8 cells, four processes of mitosis are occuring. If you draw a tree-like diagram, you can solve this problem that way, and get an aswer of 127 mitosis processes total.
Hope this helps! Fair winds.
2006-08-23 10:50:21 · answer #2 · answered by Cap'n Eridani 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It takes 7 mitosis process contineously to get 128 cells from 1 cell
2006-08-23 12:29:23 · answer #3 · answered by abhishek s 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
8.
The easiest way to figure this out is to take the number 1 (because it doubles) and double it until you reach 128. Count how many times you doubled it.
2006-08-23 10:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's 7, you got to count the origional spliting into two, then you times the answer by two, then do that until you reach 128
2006-08-23 10:52:35 · answer #5 · answered by evilbackpackgirl 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
8, the number doubles each time
2006-08-23 10:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋