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How does mitosis help heal a scraped knee?

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It produces new, identical skin cells to replace damaged ones.
It produces new, identical skin cells to replace damaged ones.

It creates specialized cells that fight off invading bacteria.
It creates specialized cells that fight off invading bacteria.

It causes existing cells to grow larger to cover the wound.
It causes existing cells to grow larger to cover the wound.

It changes damaged cells back into healthy, functional cells.
It changes damaged cells back into healthy, functional cells.

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It produces new, identical skin cells to replace damaged ones.

Mitosis makes new cells (clones) from existing ones so the skin can be rebuilt after a scrape.