Multiple Choice
Which of the following does NOT occur during mitosis?
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16. Cell Division
Mitosis
Multiple Choice
During which phase of mitosis do sister chromatids separate and, once separated, become individual chromosomes?
A
Telophase
B
Anaphase
C
Metaphase
D
Prophase
Verified step by step guidance1
Recall the main phases of mitosis: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase, each with distinct events.
Understand that sister chromatids are duplicated chromosomes joined together and need to be separated to ensure each daughter cell receives an identical set.
Identify that during Metaphase, chromosomes align at the cell's equatorial plate but have not yet separated.
Recognize that Anaphase is the phase where the sister chromatids are pulled apart by spindle fibers toward opposite poles of the cell.
Note that once separated in Anaphase, each chromatid is considered an individual chromosome, which will then be enclosed in new nuclei during Telophase.
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