Cell division is the process where a parent cell divides into two daughter cells. There are two main types of cell division: mitosis and meiosis. Mitosis produces two identical daughter cells through several phases - the chromosomes are replicated in prophase, aligned in metaphase, separated in anaphase, and divided into daughter cells in telophase. The daughter cells are identical to the original parent cell and have the same number of chromosomes. Mitosis is used for growth, tissue repair, and asexual reproduction in simple organisms.

2. WHAT IS CELL DIVISION
• Cell division is the process by which a parent cell divides into two or
more daughter cells.

3. TYPES OF CELL DIVISION
• 1 MITOSIS

4. MITOSIS DIVISION
• One cell splits into two identical daughter cells (cloning)
• Before the cell can divide the chromosomes have to be
copied

5. WHAT IS MITOSIS FOR?
• Produce new body cells for GROWTH
• Repair damaged tissue
• Simple plants and animals can also use mitosis to reproduce
• This is called Asexual reproduction

6. PHASES OF MITOSIS
• PHASE 1
• The chromosomes get thicker

7. PHASE 1 INTERPHASE
• The nucleolus and nuclear envelop are distinct and the chromosomes
are in a form of a threadlike chromatin

8. PHASE 2 PROPHASE
• The chromosomes are replicated and can now be seen as x-
shapes

9. PHASE 3 METHAPHASE
• The nuclear membrane disappears. The chromosomes line up
on the spindle. The chromosomes are pulled to opposite ends
of the cell.

10. PHASE 4 ANAPHASE
• The chromosomes split. Half the chromosome moves up to the pole
and the other half to the other pole.

11. PHASE 4 TELOPHASE
• Each new cell is IDENTICAL to the original and has THE SAME
number of chromosomes (diploid number = 2n)

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