The Physical Process by Which a Single Animal Cell Separates

Question

The physical process by which a single animal cell separates into two cells is called
A) cytosis.
B) mitosis.
C) cytokinesis.
D) phoresis.
E) meiosis.

Accepted Answer

Cytokinesis is the physical process of dividing a single cell into two cells. It is the final stage of the mitotic cell division process. Option A (cytosis) is not a commonly used term in cell division. Option B (mitosis) refers to the stage of cell division where the nucleus and chromosomes divide but not the physical division of the cell. Option D (phoresis) is not a term used in cell division. Option E (meiosis) is a type of cell division that leads to the formation of four daughter cells with half the number of chromosomes as the original parent cell, but it is not related to cytokinesis.