Question

why is interphase the longest stage of the cell cycle

Answer 1

The cell spends the most time in interphase preparing to divide. It is during interphase that it increases the number of organelles and size so that when it splits, both daughter cells have enough organelles to function 
it splits once the cell becomes so large that getting materials to the corresponding part of the cell uses more energy than the cell is making.People often misconcept prophase as the longest stage because it has many phases but then interphase has the longest duration.By Dr Takudzwa Chimhanda & Professor Denzel Muchazorega.

Answer 2

The cell splits and grows by cell division and cell cycle. The nuclear and the cytoplasmic material of the cells split to form two alike daughter cells.

The cell cycle consists of the M phase and the interphase. The interphase of the cycle comprises G1, S and G2 phases.

The intermediate phase is the most elongated in the cell cycle because the cell to be divided expends a lot of preparatory periods in this phase.

During the interphase, the cell organelles increase in size and number so that when divides it equally gets allocated in both the daughter cells.

Therefore, the interphase is the longest phase in cell division.

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