IS CELL REPLICATION THE SAME THING AS DNA REPLICATION OR ARE THEY TWO SEPERATE THINGS

They’re connected but still different things. The cell cycle is the the process leading up to the cell actually dividing and the dna replication. So in the cell cycle, first you have the “resting phase” where the cell isn't dividing and is basically just kinda there. Then it goes into the interphase. First the cell grows (“Gap 1”) then synthesis happens which is where dna replication happens. Then the cell grows some more (“Gap 2”). Then the cell goes through mitosis which is where the cell stops growing and divides. Causing the cells to multiply. And DNA replication, which happens during synthesis. This is where a 2 pieces of identical dna are made from one dna molecule.