Question

What is the preparatory phase of cell division?
A. Prophase
B. Anaphase
C. Interphase
D. Metaphase

Answer 1

Hint: The cell spends most of the time and prepares for the cell division in such a stage of development. It is the metabolic phase of the cell division in which a cell gets nutrients and metabolizes them. We can say that cells grow and replicate their DNA and prepare for mitosis. In this stage, the chromosome becomes visible, and chromatin appears loosely in the section.

Complete answer:
Interphase:
Interphase is also known as the preparatory phase of cell division. It is the longest part of the cell cycle in which the cell grows and copies its DNA in preparation before entering into mitosis. There are three essential stages of interphaseInterphase: G, S (synthesis of new DNA), G. Cytokinesis is most likely to be seen in this phase.
Cell division is a mode of reproduction in which parent cells divide into two or more daughter cells. Cell division occurs in different stages—Prophase, Prometaphase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase.
Prophase: It is the first stage of the cell division, in which chromosomes become visible as paired chromatids, and nuclear envelopes disappear. It is the first and essential mitosis stage, where chromatin becomes a chromosome, and the right number of chromosomes is equally distributed to the daughter cell.
Metaphase: It is the stage that comes after prophase and anaphase. In this stage, the nucleus disappears, and chromosomes appear in the cytoplasm of the cell.
Anaphase: It comes after metaphase and before telophase. In this phase, chromosomes moved away from one another to the opposite side of the spindle.
Telophase: It is the final stage of the cell division in which chromosomes move to two opposite ends and separate into two nuclei, or two nuclei are formed.
The preparatory phase of cell division is called as interphaseInterphase.
So, the correct answer is “Option C”.

Note:
Interphase is the preparatory phase of cell division.
 In this phase, the cell spends most of the time.
 It is followed by the mitotic phase.
It has three stages.
The chromosome of a cell is contained within the nucleus during interphaseInterphase.