With regard to the cell cycle, A) the M phase is the same as interphase. B) cells cannot enter phase G₀ when they complete the cycle. C) cell division occurs during the M phase. D) prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase occur during phase G₁.

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Cell division occurs during the M phase, specifically during the mitosis portion of the M phase. The other choices are incorrect, as interphase is not the same as the M phase (it is the period before the M phase), cells cannot enter a phase with a code such as G₀ (this is not a recognized cell cycle phase code), and prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase occur during the mitosis portion of the M phase, not during a hypothetical phase with the code G₁.

With Regard to the Cell Cycle