Time / hours Number of cells 0 1 1 2 2 4 3 ? A single cell divides repeatedly by mitosis. Following the pattern in the table, how many cells are present aft...

Assessment: Biology 0610 | Paper 2 Mock 01 | Multiple Choice (Extended) Subject: Biology - 0610

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Time / hoursNumber of cells
01
12
24
3?

A single cell divides repeatedly by mitosis. Following the pattern in the table, how many cells are present after 3 hours?

Answer Details

Each mitotic division doubles the number of cells: 1 becomes 2, 2 becomes 4, and 4 becomes 8 after the third hour, following the doubling pattern in the table. This is repeated mitosis, where every cell divides into two, so the number follows \(1 \rightarrow 2 \rightarrow 4 \rightarrow 8\), a doubling each hour. After 3 hours there are 8 cells.

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