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unit 1: building the ultimate you study guide
mitosis: fill in the blanks
mitosis is when a cell. two reasons why a cell would need to undergo
mitosis are and. before a cell undergoes mitosis, it makes
and exact of its dna. this ensures that each daughter cell will have the
amount of dna as the parent cell. mitosis results in cells that are
to one another.
word bank
repair divides identical copy growth same

Explanation:

Mitosis is a biological process. The first blank needs a verb related to cell action. "Divides" fits as mitosis is cell division. For reasons, "growth" and "repair" are common biological needs. Before mitosis, DNA is copied ("copy"). Each daughter cell has "same" DNA as parent. And mitosis results in "identical" cells.

Answer:

Mitosis is when a cell \( \text{divides} \). Two reasons why a cell would need to undergo mitosis are \( \text{growth} \) and \( \text{repair} \). Before a cell undergoes mitosis, it makes and exact \( \text{copy} \) of its DNA. This ensures that each daughter cell will have the \( \text{same} \) amount of DNA as the parent cell. Mitosis results in cells that are \( \text{identical} \) to one another.