Question

The DNA of a cell is not programmed to coordinate the activities needed to keep a large cell alive. How does cell division help the cell avoid DNA overload.

A. when a cell divides there is much less DNA created than in the large cell increased the overload
B. cell division does not help cells to avoid DNA overload
C. each daughter cell has its own copy of DNA and can coordinate all the activities of a smaller cell

Answer 1

The correct option is:

C. each daughter cell has its own copy of DNA and can coordinate all the activities of a smaller cell.

Cell division helps the cell avoid DNA overload by ensuring that each daughter cell receives a complete copy of the DNA. This allows the daughter cells to coordinate their activities and perform the necessary functions of a smaller cell, avoiding the burden of trying to coordinate all the activities of a large cell with a single copy of DNA.