Growth and Cell Division Cycles — NEET Biology
📚 Practice ConceptAre you aware that all organisms, even the largest, start their life from a single cell? You may wonder how a single cell then goes on to form such large organisms. Growth and reproduction are characteristics of cells, indeed of all living organisms. All cells reproduce by dividing into two, with each parental cell giving rise to two daughter cells each time they divide. These newly formed daughter cells can themselves grow and divide, giving rise to a new cell population that is formed by the growth and division of a single parental cell and its progeny. In other words, such cycles of growth and division allow a single cell to form a structure consisting of millions of cells.
Assertion (A): Cell reproduction occurs through the process of cell division. Reason (R): Each parental cell gives rise to four daughter cells when it divides.
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Correct answer: C — If assertion is true but reason is false.
NCERT confirms “All cells reproduce by dividing” making Assertion true. However, NCERT explicitly states “each parental cell giving rise to two daughter cells each time they divide.” The Reason falsely claims four daughter cells - this creates confusion with meiosis outcome (which produces four gametes from one diploid cell through two divisions).
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