Explain Why Cells Divide

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1. Why do cells divide?
2. Differentiate between: DNA, gene, chromosome, chromatin, chromatid
3. Where will you find telomeres? (Extension)
4. What is their function? (Extension)

1. Cells must be provided with food, oxygen and basically nutrients in order to survive and function properly. However, when cells get bigger, required materials passing through the cell membrane are not enough to feed the inside organnelles and materials. Therefore, the cell divides so that its contents can be supplied with nutrients in an optimum ratio. Moreover, we know that the cells are the smallest living unit of life. Thus, they divide in order to reproduce just like every other living thing.

2. DNA is the double-stranded nucleic acid that contains the