In the telophase stage of mitosis, microtubules gather along the cell's equator. The purpose of these microtub

Question

In the telophase stage of mitosis, microtubules gather along the cell's equator. The purpose of these microtubules is to

A. supply nutrients to the cell as it burns more energy.
B. protect the cell's two groups of chromosomes.
C. form spindle fibers that duplicate the cell's DNA.
D. assemble materials that will form the new cell wall.

Answer 1

D. Microtubules provide the "railway" for which molecules in the cell can move around, and in this case to complete the mitosis process.

Answer 2

D, sort of. What these microtubules do is help with cytokinesis, or the actual cell division. In other words, they help compartmentalize and severthe connection between the daughter and parent cell.

Answer 3

TELOPHASE form spindle fibers yes, but microtubules don't help duplicate the DNA, so part of C is right-wrong. the cell plate of plants forms at the equator, but it is made of CELLULOSE, not protein microtubules. Who wrote this question? Good grief.