Answer:
Interphase: C
Prophase: D
Metaphase: E
Anaphase: B
Telophase: A
Step-by-step explanation:
This is a typical pictorial display of mitosis stages occuring in an onion cell. Mitosis is a cell division that results in two identical daughter cells. It is composed of five stages as highlighted in the image:
1. Interphase (C): This is not regarded as one of the stages of mitosis. It is phase of the cell cycle where the cell undergoes rest between two successive divisions. The cell uses this phase to prepare for mitosis by undergoing growth, duplicating its genetic material (DNA). At this stage, the chromosome is in a condensed form and coiled, making it difficult to visualize.
2. Prophase (D): Mitosis begins in this phase. The chromosome condenses to a compact form. A structure made up of microtubules called Mitotic spindle also forms. Structures like Nucleoli (ribosome producing), Nuclear envelope surrounding the nucleus begins to disintegrate in order to facilitate nuclear division.
3. Metaphase (E): The spindle captures the chromosomes and lines them up at the center of the cell called METAPHASE PLATE. The microtubules on opposite poles attaches to the chromosome by their kinetochores. As one can see in the image that all the chromosomes are visibly aligned at the cell center.
4. Anaphase (B): The microtubules pulls apart the lined up chromosomes, separating sister chromatids to opposite end of the cell. Each sister chromatids becomes an individual chromosome. According to the image, the cell now contains chromosomes on opposite end of the cell.
5. Telophase (A): After separation of sister chromatids in anaphase, the cell starts preparing for cytokinesis (cytoplasmic division) by restoring the structures it lost when preparing for division. Each chromosome on opposite ends becomes decondensed, nuclear membranes reappear to surround each sister chromatid. The formed mitotic spindle is broken down. The cell enters cytokinesis when this phase is complete.