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1. Which occurs during cytokinesis?
Each chromosome attaches to a spindle fiber.
The organelles are distributed into the new cells.
• The cell stretches out as the opposite ends are pushed apart.
The chromosomes stretch out and lose their rodlike shape.
Each chromosome attaches to a spindle fiber.
The organelles are distributed into the new cells.
• The cell stretches out as the opposite ends are pushed apart.
The chromosomes stretch out and lose their rodlike shape.
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During cytokinesis, the following occurs:
**The organelles are distributed into the new cells.**
Cytokinesis is the process that follows mitosis (or meiosis) and involves the division of the cytoplasm of a parent cell into two daughter cells. During this phase, organelles, cytoplasm, and other cellular materials are distributed between the two new cells that are being formed.
The other options you mentioned relate to different stages of cell division. For instance:
- "Each chromosome attaches to a spindle fiber" occurs during metaphase.
- "The cell stretches out as the opposite ends are pushed apart" describes the later stages of cytokinesis, particularly in animal cells, where the cleavage furrow forms and the cell membrane begins to pinch inwards.
- "The chromosomes stretch out and lose their rodlike shape" happens during telophase, as the DNA is decondensing back into chromatin after the separation of sister chromatids.
**The organelles are distributed into the new cells.**
Cytokinesis is the process that follows mitosis (or meiosis) and involves the division of the cytoplasm of a parent cell into two daughter cells. During this phase, organelles, cytoplasm, and other cellular materials are distributed between the two new cells that are being formed.
The other options you mentioned relate to different stages of cell division. For instance:
- "Each chromosome attaches to a spindle fiber" occurs during metaphase.
- "The cell stretches out as the opposite ends are pushed apart" describes the later stages of cytokinesis, particularly in animal cells, where the cleavage furrow forms and the cell membrane begins to pinch inwards.
- "The chromosomes stretch out and lose their rodlike shape" happens during telophase, as the DNA is decondensing back into chromatin after the separation of sister chromatids.