Question

Alla uses a microscope to look at slides of onion cells. The slides show the stages of the cell cycle. The slides are labeled and in the correct order, starting with interphase. In which slide would Alla first see chromosomes?

Responses

anaphase
anaphase

prophase
prophase

telophase
telophase

cytokinesis
cytokinesis

Answer 1

Alla would first see chromosomes in the **prophase** slide. During prophase, the chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, each consisting of two sister chromatids.