The spindle (spindle fibers)
A) function during mitosis to pull sister chromatids to opposite poles.
B) is composed of microtubules.
C) functions during meiosis I to pull the members of homologous pairs to opposite poles.
D) functions during meiosis II to pull the sister chromatids to opposite poles.
E) consists of microtubules and functions in all of the ways given above.

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The spindle or spindle fibers are composed of microtubules and function in all of the ways mentioned above: during mitosis to pull sister chromatids to opposite poles and during meiosis I to pull homologous pairs to opposite poles, and during meiosis II to pull sister chromatids to opposite poles.

The Spindle (Spindle Fibers)