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An axolotl is an animal that lives in Mexico. If you cut off one of its legs, it can grow a new leg. It can even grow back part of its brain! To grow new body parts, an axolotl needs to make new cells.
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In interphase, the cell is doing normal cell functions. It is growing, and the chromosomes are copied. Which cell is in interphase?
In prophase, the chromosomes condense. Which cell is in prophase?
In metaphase, the chromosomes line up in the middle of the cell. Which cell is in metaphase?
Question 7
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What vocabulary word does this picture show?
Parent cell
Cell cycle
Repair
Daughter cells
What vocabulary word does this picture show?
Mitosis
Growth
Cell cycle
Chromosomes
How many daughter cells does mitosis produce?
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100
How do the daughter cells compare to the parent cell?
They are different.
They are identical.
Question 12
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Question 13
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What are the two functions of mitosis?
Producer and consumer
Roots and stem
Skeletal and muscular
Growth and repair
What is the process an axolotl uses to grow new body parts?
Photosynthesis
Organelle
Mitosis
Ecosystem
Why is the process you chose in number 12 important for the axolotl?
Because it makes identical daughter cells for growth and repair.
