Question

identifying the steps of mitosis
which lists the steps of mitosis in the correct order?
○ metaphase, anaphase, prophase, telophase
○ prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase
○ prophase, anaphase, metaphase, cytokinesis
○ metaphase, telophase, interphase, prophase

Explanation:

Mitosis is a process of cell division. The correct order of its steps is prophase (chromosomes condense), metaphase (chromosomes line up at the equator), anaphase (sister chromatids separate), and telophase (new nuclear envelopes form). Interphase is not part of mitosis (it's the phase before mitosis where the cell prepares), and cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm (usually after telophase but not always considered one of the four main mitosis steps in the basic sequence).

Answer:

prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase