Question

select the statements that are true about mitosis.
select the two answers that are correct.

• two cycles of mitosis from one original cell result in four genetically identical daughter cells.
• mitosis is the division of the cell nucleus and cytoplasm into two genetically identical daughter cells.
• during mitosis, duplicated chromosomes separate and become part of two different daughter cells.
• the two daughter cells resulting from mitosis contain half the genetic material of the parent cell.
• mitosis is the longest part of the cell cycle, as it is a slow process for precise division of the nucleus to o

Explanation:

• For option B: Mitosis indeed involves the division of the cell nucleus (karyokinesis) and cytoplasm (cytokinesis) to form two daughter cells with the same genetic makeup as the parent cell.
• For option C: In mitosis, during anaphase, the sister chromatids (duplicated chromosomes) separate and move to opposite poles of the cell, eventually becoming part of two different daughter cells.
• Option A is incorrect because one cycle of mitosis from one original cell results in two genetically identical daughter cells, not four.
• Option D is incorrect because the two daughter cells resulting from mitosis contain the same amount of genetic material as the parent cell.
• Option E is incorrect because interphase (not mitosis) is the longest part of the cell cycle as it is the stage for cell growth, DNA replication, and preparation for division.

Answer:

B. Mitosis is the division of the cell nucleus and cytoplasm into two genetically identical daughter cells.
C. During mitosis, duplicated chromosomes separate and become part of two different daughter cells.