Questions: Arrange the stages of mitosis, beginning with the first phase that follows interphase at the top.
Metaphase
Telophase
Prophase
Anaphase
Transcript text: Arrange the stages of mitosis, beginning with the first phase that follows interphase at the top.
Metaphase
Telophase
Prophase
Anaphase
Solution
The stages of mitosis, beginning with the first phase that follows interphase, are arranged as follows:
Prophase: This is the first stage of mitosis following interphase. During prophase, the chromatin condenses into visible chromosomes, the nuclear envelope begins to break down, and the mitotic spindle starts to form.
Metaphase: In this stage, the chromosomes line up along the metaphase plate (the equatorial plane of the cell). The spindle fibers attach to the centromeres of the chromosomes.
Anaphase: During anaphase, the sister chromatids are pulled apart by the spindle fibers and move toward opposite poles of the cell.
Telophase: This is the final stage of mitosis. The chromosomes arrive at the poles, begin to de-condense back into chromatin, and are enclosed by a re-forming nuclear envelope. The spindle fibers disassemble, and the cell prepares to divide its cytoplasm through cytokinesis.
In summary, the correct order of the stages of mitosis is: Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase.