Key Stage 3
Meaning
Cell Division is when a cell splits into two smaller, identical, cells.
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Mitosis is the process of asexual reproduction where a parent cell splits into two daughter cells that are genetically identical to the parent.
About Mitosis
- Mitosis is how unicellular organisms reproduce.
- Multicellular organisms grow by cells performing mitosis.
- The 2 daughter cells are genetically identical to each other.
- During mitosis the nucleus divides into two separate nuclei.