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One of the major aspects of life is self replication, or reproduction. If cells didn't divide, then populations of organisms would not form, and evolution would be impossible. The more proximate cause is that as cells grow and ingest food, there is a limit to how big they can become before the cell wall no longer supports the cytoplasm. At or before this point, the cell must divide or it will lyse (split open) and die.

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Cells that retain the ability to divide continuously without specializing are called?

Stem cells are cells that are able to divide continuously without specializing. These kind of cells are undifferentiated biological cells.


When cells divide continuously and out of control?

When cells divide continuously and out of control, it can lead to the formation of a tumor. This uncontrolled cell division is a hallmark of cancer and can result in the spread of cancerous cells to other parts of the body through a process known as metastasis. Early detection and treatment are crucial in managing this abnormal cell growth.


Do your Cells grow as you grow?

yes, cells grow to an enlarged size and divide into two small cells (which each enlarge and divide as well). but the larger cells get, the more difficult it is for them to function and operate, so they remain within certain size boundaries, getting large enough to divide and halving, large enough to divide and halving.


Why do the cells of a redwood tree need oxygen?

The cells of a redwood tree need oxygen for cellular respiration, which is the process that converts glucose into usable energy. Oxygen is necessary for this process to occur and for the cells to function and grow.


Why do all the cells of your body need Oxygen?

All cells in the body need oxygen to produce energy through a process called cellular respiration. This energy is essential for cells to carry out their functions and maintain cellular processes. Without oxygen, cells would not be able to generate enough energy to survive.

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What is the reason your body cells need to divide?

Cells divide as the zygote becomes a fetus with growth and development into babies when born, cells also divide with growth after birth into adulthood and to replenish and renew damaged or lost cells.


Why do cell need to divide and produce new cells?

In order to replace the cells that are dieing


What cell divides infrequently?

Liver cells divide about once a year, and neurons (nerve cells) never divide once we are born (and when they are mature).


Why di cells need to divide?

cell division is how organisms grow.


When we grow do our cells grow or divide?

Cells divide.


What do cells need before division?

Cells are in endocytosis when they are not dividing, this is just maintaing life and growth to divide again.


What do cells in the body not need to do?

Cells in the body do not need to carry out every function independently. They depend on other cells and systems to support their activities. Additionally, not all cells in the body need to divide constantly, with some cells being quiescent or terminally differentiated.


Why do the sex cells and the body cells divide differently?

Because body cells need to make genetically identical daughter cells and sex cells need to make genetically unique cells with half the genetic material of the parent cell.


Why do the body cells and sex cells divide differently?

Because body cells need to make genetically identical daughter cells and sex cells need to make genetically unique cells with half the genetic material of the parent cell.


Do skin cells divide?

yes. all skin cells divide and divide and divide all over your body.


Why do cells need to copy their chromosomes before they divide into two daughter cells?

They copy their chromosomes so that when they do divide into two different cells each one will have its own set of chromosomes and it couldn't be copied and transferred after divison occured


Why do divide?

There are numerous reasons why cells divide. If someone skins their leg, for example, cells will divide for the purpose of replacing cells that have been damaged.