Body cells divide by mitosis. Mitosis is part of the cell cycle.
Give the name of the stage of the cell cycle in which the DNA is copied.
Mitosis produces two daughter cells from one parent cell.
State two ways in which the daughter cells are the same as the parent cell.
Give one reason why organisms need to carry out mitosis.
42 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 2.1 Cell division and growth, covering 2.1.1 Mitosis and the cell cycle, 2.1.2 Division producing identical daughter cells, 2.1.3 Cancer and uncontrolled cell division, 2.1.4 Growth in animals and plants, 2.1.5 Importance of cell differentiation, and 2.1.6 Percentile charts to monitor growth. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.