AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

CELL DIVISION AND CANCEROUS CELLS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Normal cells spend most of their time in what state?
A
Interphase
B
Mitosis
C
Cytokinesis
D
Apoptosis
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A typical cell spends the majority of its time in interphase, which is the phase of the cell cycle. The metabolic or “everyday life” phase of the cell is known as the interphase, during which the cell develops, replicates its DNA in order to be ready for mitosis, and does other “typical” cell operations.

Detailed explanation-2: -The eukaryotic cell spends most of its “life” in interphase of the cell cycle, which can be subdivided into the three phases, G1, S and G2. Cell division is just one of several stages that a cell goes through during its lifetime.

Detailed explanation-3: -The interphase is the longest phase of the cell cycle because it is the stage during which all the preparation for cell division takes place.

Detailed explanation-4: -Growth Phase 1 (G1): during this phase, the cell grows rapidly, while performing routine metabolic processes. It also makes proteins needed for DNA replication and copies some of its organelles in preparation for cell division. A cell typically spends most of its life in this phase.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cells spend 95% of their cell division cycle in interphase (G1-, S-, and G2-phases) with average durations of 4 hr, 9 hr, and 5 hr to complete G1-, S-, and G2-phases, respectively.

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