You are observing a slide that contains cells undergoing cell division, and you have focused on a cell that has darkly staining X- shaped chromosomes that appear loose throughout the cell. You cannot see a nuclear envelope. This cell is in _________.
A)interphase
B)anaphase
C)telophase
D)prophase

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The description of darkly staining X-shaped chromosomes that appear loose throughout the cell and the absence of a nuclear envelope indicate that the cell is in prophase. During prophase, chromosomes condense and become visible, and the nuclear envelope breaks down.

You Are Observing a Slide That Contains Cells Undergoing Cell