Question

The purpose of mitosis is to ___, while the purpose of meiosis is to ____.

a) make new cells, and only germ-line cells do it;
b) make eggs or sperm, and all the body cells do it make eggs or sperm, and only germ-line cells do it;
c) make new cells, and all body cells do it make eggs or sperm, and only somatic cells do it;
d) make new cells, and all body cells do it make new cells, and all body cells do it;
e) make eggs or sperm, and only germ-line cells do it

Answer 1

A) make new cells(somatic cells)and only germ-line cells do it(meiosis)

Step-by-step explanation:

Meiosis is the process through which germ cells that produce gametes such as sperm and eggs are formed. It is an equatorial division that involves the parental cell dividing into daughter cells each containing similar genetic material as the parents cell and this can be passed on to successive generation.

While Somatic cells are cells that form the building blocks of the body, they are the actively divided body part and only divide by mitosis.

Meiosis produces germ cells while mitosis produces somatic cells.