Question

Look at the given diagrams. They indicate the four stages of cell division in a living cell. Observe the diagrams and answer the following questions. [5 MARKS]



(a) Identify the cell division.
(b) Define the type of cell division.
(c) What is the significance of the above cell division?
(d) Where does the above cell division take place?
(e) Is it a plant cell or an animal cell? Why?

Answer 1

Each Part: 1 Mark

(a) The cell division in the image is mitosis.
(b) The process of cell division where the chromosome number remains the same is called mitosis.
(c) In such type of cell division, the chromosome number of mother cells and daughter cells remain the same.
(d) This type of cell division occurs in the body cells. It results in growth and development.
(e) It is a plant cell since the centrosomes with centrioles are absent in these diagrams.