Multiple choice

Which of the following statements is not true about interphase?

  1. DNA doubles itself.

  2. Depletion of stored energy is there.

  3. Chromosomes strung out in the form of chromatin threads.

  4. Cells build up a sufficiently large store of energy.
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Explanation

Interphase is the phase of the cell cycle in which the cell spends the majority of its time and performs the majority of its purposes including preparation for cell division. In preparation for cell division, it increases its size and makes a copy of its DNA, which is made during the S-phase. Interphase is also considered to be the 'living' phase of the cell, in which the cell obtains nutrients, grows, reads its DNA, and conducts other "normal" cell functions. The majority of eukaryotic cells spend most of their time in interphase. Interphase does not describe a cell that is merely resting but is rather an active preparation for cell division.

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