Meiosis is a form of cell division that occurs in special types of cells called germ cells. it is different from mitosis because it takes a diploid cell and splits it into four, nonidentical haploid cells. in males, these haploid cells are called sperm and in females they are called eggs or ova. meiosis has two steps: meiosis i and meiosis ii. both steps have their corresponding prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. meiosis i phases are similar to mitotic phases, with a few key differences. meiosis ii phases are exactly identical to the mitotic phases.

a student is observing a set of cells under the microscope. he takes notes but forgets to write the mitotic phase for each slide. his notes are as follows.

cell a: site of ribosome synthesis disappears

cell b: the nuclear content spills out into the cytoplasm

cell c: no sister chromatids are visible

what is the mitotic phase of each cell?