Answer:
1. Body cells divide because of
a) growth: cells divide in order to grow and get larger
b) replace: almost millions of cells die each day. To replace those cells the body cells divide
c) reproduce: body cells divide in order to reproduce more cells
2. Mitosis: the type of cell division in which two daughter cells each having the same number and kind of chromosomes arise from a single parent cell.
3. Meiosis: the type of cell division that results in four daughter cells each with half number of chromosomes of parent cells as in the production of gametes(sex cells) and plant spores .