MCQ
Cell division occurs
  • continuously, only upto a certain age
  • B
    only upto a certain age, continuously
  • C
    continuously, never
  • D
    once, twice

Answer

Correct option: A.
continuously, only upto a certain age
a
All cells arise from pre-existing cells by a process of cell division. Cell division is the phenomenon of production of daughter cell from parent cell. It occurs continuously in plants and only up to a certain age in animals. The continuous growth in plants termed $"unique"$, while in animals, cells divide up to a certain stage.

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