Question

The purpose of mitosis is to make ____ and the purpose of meiosis is to make ____.

A. stem cells,sex cells

B. somatic(body) cells, sex cells

C. sex cells, stem cells

D. gametes, sex cells

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

B. somatic (body) cells, sex cells

The purpose of mitosis is to produce somatic cells, which are non-reproductive cells that make up the body tissues and organs. Mitosis allows for growth, repair, and replacement of damaged cells in multicellular organisms.

On the other hand, the purpose of meiosis is to produce sex cells, also known as gametes. Gametes are reproductive cells (sperm and egg) that contain half the number of chromosomes as somatic cells. During meiosis, the number of chromosomes is halved, ensuring that when gametes combine during fertilization, the resulting offspring will have the correct number of chromosomes for the species.

Answer 2

B) somatic(body) cells, gamete cells

Step-by-step explanation:

Mitosis divides one cell into two cells with the same amount of genetic information. Meiosis divides gamete cells into 4 cells, each with half the amount of genetic information as the original cell.