Question

Somatic cells divide by ___________________ to provide two identical daughter cells that look like the original cell while sex cells divide by _______________________ to provide four different daughter cells

Answer 1

Answer:

somatic cells divide by mitosis

sex cells divide by meiosis

Answer 2

Answer: Somatic cells divide by __mitosis__ to provide two identical daughter cells that look like the original cell while sex cells divide by __meiosis___ to provide four different daughter cells.

Explanation:

Somatic cells are non-sex cells, so mitosis is the answer for the first blank, since mitosis does not make sex cells. Meiosis does, so the answer to the second blank should be meiosis. Also, meiosis yields four daughter cells while mitosis yields only two, so the answers given should make sense.

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