Question

Pick the wrong statement about interphase from the following:

• A. It is called resting phase
• B. There is no cell growth
• C. There is DNA replication
• D. It is divided into 3 phases

Answer 1

The correct option is B There is no cell growth

The interphase, though called the resting phase, is the time during which the cell is preparing for division by undergoing both cell growth and DNA replication in an orderly manner. It is divided into three phases, $G_1$, S and $G_2$ phases.
During $G_1$ phase, cells are metabolically active and cellular contents are synthesized (cell organelles, proteins, RNA) and, thus, there is overall cell growth.
During S phase, DNA undergoes replication and makes a complimentary copy of itself. The total content of DNA gets doubled.
During $G_2$ phase, proteins like tubulin needed for cell division are synthesized.