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Why is mitosis a longer and more complicated process of cell division than binary fission?(1 point)
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Binary fission does not replicate DNA.
Binary fission does not replicate DNA.

Mitosis has checkpoints that must be met to continue the cycle.
Mitosis has checkpoints that must be met to continue the cycle.

Binary fission produces two identical daughter cells.
Binary fission produces two identical daughter cells.

Mitosis occurs in the cytoplasm and does not require a nucleus.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Mitosis has checkpoints that must be met to continue the cycle.

Explanation: Eukaryotic mitosis deals with multiple linear chromosomes, a nuclear envelope, spindle assembly and more regulatory checkpoints (G1/S, G2/M, spindle checkpoint), so it is longer and more complex than prokaryotic binary fission.