How do grizzly bears grow from a single cell? Adult Grizzly Zygote: fertilized egg Newborn Grizzly
Cell Differentiation
Functions of Cell Division 1) Replacement of lost or damaged cells
Functions of Cell Division 2) Growth-multicellular organisms develop from a single cell
Functions of Cell Division 3) Asexual reproduction
Connections between Cell Division and Reproduction Asexual reproduction individual parent divides into two genetically identical daughter cells Sexual reproduction two parents contribute genetic material to the offspring which is genetically unique
Prokaryotes Genes usually carried on a single circular DNA molecule DNA has a few proteins and is attached to the plasma membrane at one point DNA not bounded by membrane (nucleoid region) Cells divide by binary fission http://www.karlloren.com/biopsy/images/TEM-Fission_rod.jpg