Final phase of cell division, in which chromatids move to opposite ends of the cell and two nuclei are formed.

• A. Interphase
• B. Telophase
• C. Prophase
• D. Anaphase

Answer: (B)

Telophase is the stage where the final steps of nuclear division are completed. By this time, the chromatids have been pulled to opposite poles, and new nuclear envelopes form around each set of chromosomes, creating two distinct nuclei. The chromosomes may begin to de-condense, signaling the end of nuclear division, and cytokinesis then follows to split the cytoplasm and finish cell division. The other stages don’t match because anaphase is when chromatids separate and move toward the poles but nuclei aren’t formed yet, while prophase and metaphase involve chromosome condensation and alignment before any nuclei are formed. Interphase is the resting period between divisions.