Question

After cytokinesis (cytoplasm splitting), the cells are now back into which phase of the cell cycle?


Interphase


Mitosis


Prophase

Answer 1

After cytokinesis, the cells return to **interphase**. Interphase is the phase of the cell cycle where the cell prepares for the next round of division, and it encompasses G1 (first gap), S (synthesis), and G2 (second gap) phases. Mitosis consists of prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase, which are phases of nuclear division, while cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm that follows mitosis.