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What are the characteristics of cells?

Options

  1. AReproduction and growth
  2. BDormancy and death
  3. CCombination and merger
  4. DCombination and reproduction

Correct answer

A. Reproduction and growth

Step-by-step solution

Are 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

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