Answer:
Gap 1 (G1)
- This is the phase in which the cell undergoes normal growth and cell function synthesizing high amounts of proteins.
- The cell increases in size and volume as more cell organelles are produced.
- The cell can only move to the next phase, S after synthesizing enough ribosomes.
- As the phase is almost done, the mitochondria of the cell fuse into a network of mitochondria for effective energy production for cell processes.
- If the cell can not divide again, it enters the G0.