Chapter 8
Reproduction
Your school probably has at least one copy machine. When
a teacher has a quiz or a letter that she wants each student
to have, she runs the pages through the copier. The copier
reproduces the pages, making exact copies so each student
can have one. Your cells undergo a process that makes exact
copies of themselves too, but of course, they don’t use a copy
machine! You grow because your cells multiply. How did you
end up with billions of cells when you started as the union of
only two cells? Cells have fascinating ways of making copies of
themselves. Take a trip into the world of the cell to learn how
organisms can reproduce and grow—the processes are
amazing!
- How do cells make exact copies of themselves?
- How do organisms reproduce to make similar
organisms?