List the diagrams in order from first to last in the cell cycle. What is the process by which a cell's nucleus divide to form two identical nuclei? Cells A & F show different stages of the same part of the cell cycle. What phase is it? Which cell is in metaphase? Which cell is in anaphase? Which cell is in the first phase of mitosis? Are the cells depicted plant or animal cells? What is the longest phase of the cell cycle? 9. Why is the cell cycle important? 10. At the end of mitosis, how do the number of chromosomes in the daughter cell compare to the parent cell?