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Question 18
a.

The table below lists three types of cell found in the human body. Complete the table by writing the number of chromosomes typically found in the nucleus of each type of cell.

Type of cellNumber of chromosomes
egg cell
mature red blood cell
liver cell
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b.

Cell division occurs via two primary processes: mitosis and meiosis.

Mitosis is essential for the growth of multicellular organisms. State two other biological processes in living organisms that rely on mitotic cell division.

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c.

Describe how the daughter cells produced by mitosis differ genetically and in their chromosome number from those produced by meiosis.

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d.

Name the male anatomical structure of a flowering plant where cell division by meiosis takes place to produce pollen grains.

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