The Active Cell Cycle Phases Are Interphase and the M

Multiple Choice

The active cell cycle phases are interphase and the M phase. Interphase consists of G₁, S, and G₂. In G₁, the cell grows and prepares for cell division; in the S phase, DNA synthesis takes place; in G₂, other biochemical events necessary for cell division take place. Some cells enter a quiescent phase called G₀. The M phase includes mitosis and cytokinesis and is divided into prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. The cell cycle produces two genetically identical cells each of which possesses a full complement of chromosomes.
-Which is the correct order of stages in the cell cycle?

A) G₁, S, prophase, metaphase, anaphase
B) S, G₁, prophase, metaphase, anaphase
C) Prophase, S, G₁, metaphase, anaphase
D) S, G₁, anaphase, prophase, metaphase