The process by which the cytoplasm of a eukaryotic cell divides to produce two cells is called
A) mitosis.
B) cytokinesis.
C) binary fission.
D) telophase.

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Mitosis refers specifically to the division of the nucleus in eukaryotic cells, while cytokinesis is the division of the cytoplasm to produce two separate daughter cells. Binary fission is a type of cell division found in prokaryotes. Telophase is actually a stage of mitosis, not the process of cytoplasmic division.

The Process by Which the Cytoplasm of a Eukaryotic Cell