5 reasons that cells divide?

Once it has copied its DNA it usually divides into two new cells. This process is called mitosis. Each cell gets a complete copy of the DNA bundled up as 46 chromosomes. Cells that are making egg or sperm cells must divide in different ways

1.) Growth - To grow into the 100 trillion organism that you are.

2.) Development - For a cell to develop it goes through this process because if it didn't it would be all the same cell with no purpose

3.) Repair - Self explanatory

4.) r eplace old or damaged cells

5.) to create creatures with specialized tissues