Question

Check all that apply for Mitosis

daughter and parent cells have the same number of chromosomes
daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as parents
divides once
divides twice
2 daughter cells
4 daughter cells

Answer 1

With respect to mitosis it is true that:

• Daughter and parent cells have the same number of chromosomes.
• Divides once.
• 2 daughter cells.

Step-by-step explanation:

Mitosis is the process of cell division that occurs in somatic cells, resulting in two daughter cells identical to the original cell, that gave rise to them. This process occurs because of the need of organisms to grow, develop, regenerate and repair themselves.

Somatic cells are diploid cells —full chromosome charge— and the result of their mitotic division are diploid daughter cells. The process of mitosis occurs only once during each cell cycle.

The other options correspond to meiosis, where from one cell haploid daughter cells are obtained, two successive divisions occur - meiosis I and II, the final result being 4 cells.