While there were many species of mites, springtails, and other tiny bugs in our bin, we were missing predators. I ordered a few million nematodes (a kind of tiny roundworm) by mail. Within a few weeks (long enough for the adult flies to die off and their larva to have been eaten) we had a fly-free bin.
All multicellular organisms use cell division for growth and the maintenance and repair of cells and tissues. Single-celled organisms use cell division as their method of reproduction. Somatic cells divide regularly; all human cells (except for the cells that produce eggs and sperm) are somatic cells.
Cell Division Lab Austin Cao, AP Biology Part A: Getting started Mitosis is the process by which a cellâs nucleus. replicates itself. This is an integral part of the cell cycle that allows cells to quickly reproduce themselves. Meiosis is the process by which a cell splits its number of chromosomes in half into gametes used for sexual reproduction. 1. How did you develop from a single-celled zygote to an organism with trillions of cells? My cells simply underwent mitosis many many many times. 1+2+4+8+16... sum = 100 trillion. 2. How is cell division important to a single-celled organism? Cell division allows the organism to asexually reproduce. 3. What must happen to ensure successful cell division?