Arizona State University (ASU) Biology of Plants Exam 1 Practice

The cell cycle is organized into two broad stages: interphase, where the cell grows and copies its DNA, and the mitotic phase, where the cell divides. During interphase the cell goes through G1 (growth), S (DNA replication), and G2 (preparation for division). The mitotic phase includes mitosis, where chromosomes condense and separate, followed by cytokinesis, where the cytoplasm divides to form two daughter cells. The other options point to specific stages within mitosis (prophase and telophase), or mix processes from different parts of the cycle (replication and cytokinesis), or include terms not used to label the main cycle stages (differentiation).