You cut off the tip of your thumb and need to replace the cells.

A child gets COVID and it damages some lung cells.

You have an athletic accident and cut a major nerve in your knee.

A baby is growing and developing into a toddler.

surface area would increase and transport would be faster

the organism would be giant but otherwise metabolism would be normal

all cellular processes would slow down

the cell would have a very large fat deposit in the central vacuole

To allow the cell to replicate genetic material and organelles.

To divide the genetic material into two identical parts for future cells.

To divide the cytoplasm and organelles into two new daughter cells.

To allow the cell time to build up energy and grow large enough to divide.

Yes--DNA replicates and then divides equally between the two daughter cells

Yes--The cells grow and divide their cytoplasms equally.

No--The cells grow and divide their cytoplasm and genetic material unequally.

No--DNA replicates but does not divide equally between the daughter cells.

two genetically identical daughter cells.

two genetically different daughter cells.

four genetically different daughter cells.

four genetically identical daughter cells.