Matching: Please match the phase of the cell cycle to the event described.

Question

Column A

1. Interphase
2. Prophase
3. Metaphase
4. Anaphase
5. Telophase
6. Cytokinesis

Column B
a. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across
the center of the cell
b. period of the cell cycle where the cell performs its cell "job"
c. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic
material inside the nucleus condenses and the
chromosomes become visible
d. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and
move to opposite ends of the cell
e. division of the cytoplasm ending in the formation of two
separate daughter cells
f. phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual
chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin
within the newly formed nuclei

Answer 1

Here are the matches between the phases of the cell cycle (Column A) and the events described (Column B):

1. Interphase - b. period of the cell cycle where the cell performs its cell "job"
2. Prophase - c. first and longest phase of mitosis in which the genetic material inside the nucleus condenses and the chromosomes become visible
3. Metaphase - a. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes line up across the center of the cell
4. Anaphase - d. phase of mitosis in which the chromosomes separate and move to opposite ends of the cell
5. Telophase - f. phase of mitosis in which the distinct individual chromosomes begin to spread out into a tangle of chromatin within the newly formed nuclei
6. Cytokinesis - e. division of the cytoplasm ending in the formation of two separate daughter cells