Why do cells divide?

Why do cells divide?

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Samuel LaRocca

Science, Biology

9th - 10th Grade

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1.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Why do cells divide?

Growth & Development

To repair and replace damaged cells (heal)

Maintain cell efficiency

All of the above

2.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

Rate of cell division varies between different types of cells

True

False

3.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

As a cell becomes larger, its

surface area increases faster than its volume.

volume increases faster than its surface area

4.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

High Surface area to volume ratio allows cells to do what quickly?

Move materials around inside the cell

Move materials in and out of the cell 

Communicate to other cells

Divide

5.

Multiple Choice

30 sec

1 pt

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Each identical side of a chromosome is the 

centromere

chromatin

centriole

chromatid

6.

Multiple Choice

1 min

1 pt

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The drawing shows the structure of what molecule?

A DNA molecule

A lipid molecule

A carbohydrate molecule

A protein molecule

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