why is the process of mitosis and meiosis important to a living organism? when would an organism need to undergo the process of mitosis?meiosis? what would happen if meiosis did not occur?

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any links or ideas?

Answer 1

in what 2 waysdo plants contribute to the weathering of rocks

Answer 2

Mitosis involves normal body maintanence and growth, while meiosis deals with reproduction. If meiosis did not occur, the number of chromosomes would double with each generation.

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.

Answer 3

First, if you have a question, it is much better to put it in as a separate post in <Post a New Question> rather than attaching it to a previous question, where is more likely to be overlooked.

Since this is not my area of expertise, I searched Google under the key words "Plants rock weathering" to get these possible sources:

http://www.globalchange.umich.edu/globalchange1/current/lectures/soils/soils.html
http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/24794
http://www.cababstractsplus.org/google/abstract.asp?AcNo=20043182041
http://bulletin.geoscienceworld.org/cgi/content/abstract/70/6/781
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6VCP-4HWXJ4V-2&_user=10&_coverDate=03%2F31%2F2006&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=f3bec412b0627a9c5e910607612bcac7

There are more, if you want to continue the search. In the future, you can find the information you desire more quickly, if you use appropriate key words to do your own search.

I hope this helps. Thanks for asking.