AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -During interphase, the cell grows and makes a copy of its DNA. During the mitotic (M) phase, the cell separates its DNA into two sets and divides its cytoplasm, forming two new cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer and Explanation: Interphase prepares a cell to divide in several ways. 1. During interphase, the genetic material of the cell is duplicated. New cells have to have genetic material, and so a cell cannot divide unless it has a second set of DNA to pass on to the new cell.

Detailed explanation-3: -Before meiosis I starts, the cell goes through interphase. Just like in mitosis, the parent cell uses this time to prepare for cell division by gathering nutrients and energy and making a copy of its DNA.