Which sequence lists the stages Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase?

• A. Interphase stages
• B. Mitosis stages
• C. Meiosis stages
• D. Cytokinesis stages

Answer: (B)

Recognizing the sequence Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase is about the stages of mitotic cell division. During mitosis, the cell's chromosomes condense in prophase, align at the middle of the cell in metaphase, separate to opposite ends in anaphase, and the nuclear envelope re-forms in telophase (with cytokinesis usually completing the division by splitting the cytoplasm). This ordered sequence is specific to mitosis, not to other processes.

Interphase, which precedes division, involves growth and DNA replication. Meiosis follows a different course with two rounds of division and stages named accordingly. Cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm and can occur during or after telophase, but the named four stages themselves are the mitosis sequence.