This document provides an overview of cell division and the cell cycle. It discusses how cell division allows for reproduction, growth, development and repair in organisms. There are two main types of cell division - mitosis, which produces genetically identical daughter cells, and meiosis, which produces gametes with half the number of chromosomes. The cell cycle consists of interphase, where the cell grows and chromosomes are replicated, and the mitotic phase where the cell divides. Key events in the cell cycle include S phase for DNA replication and the phases of mitosis. The mitotic spindle plays an important role in separating chromosomes during cell division.