Praxis II Biology

Answer: D, The phase in which DNA replication occurs is interphase. During interphase, the cell undergoes all of the activities in preparation of cell division, including DNA replication and growing to a size that can support cell division.

Key Takeaway: Interphase prepares the cell to enter mitosis. During mitosis, the cell completes the process of dividing into two daughter cells. Unlike meiosis, mitosis produces two cells that are genetically identical. Mitosis serves to create all of the somatic cells in humans and other organisms. In asexual organisms, the mitotic process is used to create two daughter organisms with identical genetic information to the parent organism.