Question

ariana garcia apontes practice p.7 mitosis and the cell cycle collect 6 tokens which diagram shows the phase right before metaphase?

Explanation:

To determine the phase right before metaphase (prophase), we analyze each diagram:

1. Top - left: Chromosomes are condensed, spindle fibers form, and centrosomes move—matches prophase (before metaphase).
2. Top - right: Chromatin is uncondensed (interphase or early prophase, but less developed than top - left).
3. Bottom - left: Chromosomes are at poles (anaphase or telophase, after metaphase).
4. Bottom - right: Two cells (cytokinesis, after mitosis).

Prophase is the phase directly before metaphase, with condensed chromosomes, spindle formation, and centrosome movement. The top - left diagram shows these prophase features.

Answer:

The top - left diagram (with condensed chromosomes, spindle fibers, and two centrosomes at opposite sides) shows the phase (prophase) right before metaphase.