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Why is mitosis a longer and more complicated process of cell division than binary fission? (1 point) Responses

( ) Binary fission produces two identical daughter cells.

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

( ) Binary fission does not replicate DNA.

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

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( ) Binary fission produces two identical daughter cells.

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

( ) Binary fission does not replicate DNA.

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

Explanation: Mitosis is part of the eukaryotic cell cycle with multiple regulated checkpoints and complex chromosome segregation machinery, making it longer and more complex than prokaryotic binary fission.