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    Growth in multicellular organisms results from an increase in cell number through mitosis and an increase in cell size. All organisms begin as a single cell that undergoes multiple rounds of mitosis to produce many similar cells that develop into an embryo. As these new cells take in nutrients, they expand in size. Growth therefore involves both cell division and cell expansion. Some cells then differentiate into specialized tissues and organs through changes in shape and function.

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    Growth in multicellular organisms results from an increase in cell number through mitosis and an increase in cell size. All organisms begin as a single cell that undergoes multiple rounds of mitosis to produce many similar cells that develop into an embryo. As these new cells take in nutrients, they expand in size. Growth therefore involves both cell division and cell expansion. Some cells then differentiate into specialized tissues and organs through changes in shape and function.

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    Growth in multicellular organisms results from an increase in cell number through mitosis and an increase in cell size. All organisms begin as a single cell that undergoes multiple rounds of mitosis to produce many similar cells that develop into an embryo. As these new cells take in nutrients, they expand in size. Growth therefore involves both cell division and cell expansion. Some cells then differentiate into specialized tissues and organs through changes in shape and function.

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    Mitosis

    And GROWTH
    Definition

     Growth is the result of an increase in the number


    of cells by mitosis by an increase in cell size.

     The result is an increase in the mass of organism


     All multicellular organisms (both plants and
    animals) begin its life as a single cell, in most
    cases a fertilised egg or zygote
     This single cell undergoes mitosis. Two cells
    are formed, then each divided to produce 4
    cells etc from the original single cell.
     This first set of divisions results in a number of
    similar cells from which the embryo of the
    plant or animal develops
     At first the daughter cell is smaller than the
    parent cells.
     As they take in food and build new cell material
    (assimilation). Then they expand. The embryo is
    said to be growing
     Growth therefore involves the production of
    new cells (mitosis), the building up of new
    cell materials and the expansion of new cells
    (cell expansion)
     In multicellular organisms, some cells become
    specialised as the embryo continue to grow and
    develop.
     They differentiate to form groups of similar
    cells and tissues.
     The process that results in changes in their
    shape and form to carry out special functions is
    called DIFFERENTIATION
     When an animal is mature and stops
    growing no more cells are added to the
    body.
     However, dead and damaged cells are
    removed and replaced.
     The replacement is done by mitosis.
     There are some cells in the body that are
    never replaced, e.g. cardiac and nerve cells.
     They cannot carry out mitosis
     Plants grow throughout their lives.
     In multicellular plants, mitosis and cell division are
    confined to certain regions called MERISTEMS
     Meristems are found at
     the tips of roots and shoots
     between xylem and phloem tissues as cambium
     Also in regions such as axils of leaves from which
    buds grow.
     In plants, like animals, cells undergo differentiation
    to form tissues which perform special functions

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