Mitosis and meiosis are important to organisms for different reasons. can you help me explain how each of these processes are important to an organism?
2007-01-17 16:30:55 · 4 answers · asked by lord prankman 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Mitosis increases the number of cells in multicellular organisms like people, other animals, plants, etc. These organisms need new cells for:
-- growth and development
-- replacing worn out cells
-- repairing damaged tissue
Meiosis produces the reproductive cells that have half the usual number of chromosomes. This process is necessary for sexual reproduction because it allows cells from two parents to join and make a zygote with the full number of chromosomes.
2007-01-17 16:41:29 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mitosis takes one origional cellular, divids the chromosomes and makes 2 new daughter cells Meiosis takes one origional cellular, divides the chromosomes two times makes 2 new daughter cells which, in turn, make 2 new daughter cells 4 altogether
2016-12-16 07:19:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
mitosis is the splitting of cells to produce new cells such as skin cells. E.g. when u fall down and graze ur knee, mitosis will occur to repair the damaged skin.
meiosis is the splitting of sex cells in reporduction. It's basically what happens when the 2 gametes fuse together.
2007-01-17 21:57:49 · answer #3 · answered by shimoz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know mitosis has something to do with growth and meiosis is about reproduction.
easy to remember both : mitosis (toes), meiosis (ovaries)
toes has nothing to do with it, and ovaries osis lol
seriously, my teacher gave that to us
2007-01-17 18:33:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋