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What are two reasons why cells divide rather than continue to grow indefinitely?

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Populations do not grow indefinitely because there is a certain amount of sources in the environment and the existence of predators

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Not very sure but I know that cells that grow indefinitely are also known as cancer cells. Cell division can 1.control the gene replication 2. It is better in nature for cells to divide instead of growing indefinitely and randomly
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