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Plants Grow Taller Through Mitosis at the Tips of Their

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Plants grow taller through mitosis at the tips of their shoots (above ground) and at the tips of their roots (below ground) . Here are two samples of tissue taken from a grass plant, one from the tip of the root and one from the mid part of the plant.
 Stage  Sample 1  Sample 2  Interphase 74%98% Prophase 18%0.5 Metaphase 4%0.2% Anaphase 2%0.1% Telophase 1%0.1%\begin{array} { | l | l | l | } \hline \text { Stage } & \text { Sample 1 } & \text { Sample 2 } \\\hline \text { Interphase } & 74 \% & 98 \% \\\hline \text { Prophase } & 18 \% & 0.5 \\\hline \text { Metaphase } & 4 \% & 0.2 \% \\\hline \text { Anaphase } & 2 \% & 0.1 \% \\\hline \text { Telophase } & 1 \% & 0.1 \% \\\hline\end{array}
-From the data shown what can you conclude about the amount of time these plant cells spend in various stages of the cell cycle?


A) Cells spend more time in cytokinesis than in synthesizing new DNA during chromosomal duplication.
B) Metaphase is the longest stage of mitosis.
C) Metaphase lasts about twice as long as anaphase
D) Cells spend less time in prophase than any other of the stages of mitosis.

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