Growth And Repair Flashcards
1
Q
How many cells does a living thing starts of?
A
One
2
Q
What happens to one cell in a multicellular
A
The cell divides to produce other cells that makes up an adult organisms.
3
Q
What does an embryo become it to once it grows
A
It grows into a specialized cell(meaning a cell that has a different function, specified for its own task)
4
Q
An organisms grow because?
A
- New cells produced by old cell grows into its maximum size
- cells continue to divide for it to have enough cell for an adult organism.
5
Q
What happens to Mitosis when an organism ages?
A
Cell division becomes less frequent when an organism ages
6
Q
Why does cells need to be repaired?
A
Because when organism ages cell are either damaged or dead. This needs to be repaired.
7
Q
What happens to dead cells?
A
It gets replaced by new cells
