AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

THE CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Organelles and chromosomes are copied during ____
A
cytokinesis.
B
the first stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.
C
the third stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.
D
the second stage of the eukaryotic cell cycle.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -During interphase, the cell grows, accumulating nutrients needed for mitosis, and replicates its DNA and some of its organelles. During the mitotic phase, the replicated chromosomes, organelles, and cytoplasm separate into two new daughter cells.

Detailed explanation-2: -Mitotic Phase Before a eukaryotic cell divides, all the DNA in the cell’s multiple chromosomes is replicated. Its organelles are also duplicated. This happens in the interphase.

Detailed explanation-3: -The cell cycle consists of four major phases: G1, S, G2, and M. The G1 phase stands for gap 1 and is when organelles replicate and the cell grows. The S phase stands for synthesis and is when DNA is replicated.

Detailed explanation-4: -During prophase, the “first phase, ” the nuclear envelope starts to dissociate into small vesicles, and the membranous organelles (such as the Golgi apparatus and endoplasmic reticulum), fragment and disperse toward the edges of the cell. The nucleolus disappears.

Detailed explanation-5: -Prophase is the first stage in mitosis, occurring after the conclusion of the G2 portion of interphase. During prophase, the parent cell chromosomes-which were duplicated during S phase-condense and become thousands of times more compact than they were during interphase.

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