Needed now ! lucinda is studying the cell cycle in onion cells. her teacher has assigned her the task of finding a slide that shows a cell in metaphase of mitosis. which of the following slides would show a cell in metaphase of mitosis? answers a the chromatin is condensed into chromosomes and the nuclear envelope is beginning to break down. b the centromeres of the chromosomes are lined up on the equator of the cell. c there are four haploid daughter cells. d there are two diploid daughter cells.