__________ is the process by which body cells divide and multiply.

__________ is the process by which body cells divide and multiply.

• A. Meiosis
• B. Mitosis
• C. Fermentation
• D. Apoptosis

Answer: (B)

Mitosis is the process by which body cells divide and multiply. It is a nuclear division that ensures each daughter cell gets an exact copy of the parent cell’s DNA, producing two genetically identical diploid cells. This underpins growth, tissue repair, and replacement of worn-out cells. After mitosis, cytokinesis splits the cytoplasm to finish forming two separate cells. In contrast, meiosis occurs in reproductive cells to produce gametes and halves the chromosome number, introducing genetic variation. Fermentation is an energy-producing process without oxygen, not cell division, and apoptosis is programmed cell death.

Mitosis is the process by which body cells divide and multiply. It is a nuclear division that ensures each daughter cell gets an exact copy of the parent cell’s DNA, producing two genetically identical diploid cells. This underpins growth, tissue repair, and replacement of worn-out cells. After mitosis, cytokinesis splits the cytoplasm to finish forming two separate cells. In contrast, meiosis occurs in reproductive cells to produce gametes and halves the chromosome number, introducing genetic variation. Fermentation is an energy-producing process without oxygen, not cell division, and apoptosis is programmed cell death.