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year 8 science: reproduction
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cell division
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what do all multicellular eukaryotic cells need
they
constantly
need
new cells
, meaning
they
need
to
constantly divide
why do these cells need new cells
growth
,
development
and repair
what organisms constantly need to be doing cell division especially
younger organisms as they haven't fully developed and cell division helps them grow
what are new cells also needed for
to
replace
old
ones
what is an example of cells that constantly need replacing
skin cells
- old ones shed and new ones replaces them
what organisms constantly need their cells replaced especially
older
organisms
what happens when a cell isn't dividing
the
DNA
spreads out into long strings
what happens to the DNA when preparing for division
the DNA
condenses
into
chromosomes
what happens as cells continue to prepare for division
each
chromosome
is duplicated and
attached
to the original