Question

arrange the following four phases of mitosis in the correct order. 1. metaphase 2. telophase 3. prophase 4. anaphase a 1, 4, 3, 2 b 2, 1, 4, 3 c 4, 1, 2, 3 d 3, 1, 4, 2

Explanation:

Mitosis proceeds in a fixed sequence: first prophase (chromosomes condense, spindle forms), then metaphase (chromosomes align at the equator), followed by anaphase (sister chromatids separate and move to poles), and finally telophase (nuclei reform, chromosomes decondense). Matching this to the numbered phases: 3 (prophase), 1 (metaphase), 4 (anaphase), 2 (telophase).

Answer:

d. 3, 1, 4, 2