It doesn't do much during Interphase, it simply does it's regular functions.
Answer: pathway intermediates are prevented from entering alternative metabolic pathways
Explanation: the clustering of enzymes in a metabolic pathway ensures that the product of one enzyme is efficiently transferred to the next enzyme in the pathway. So, the clustering prevents pathway intermediates from being diverted into alternative metabolic pathways.
America, Russia or China.
Probably America though.
No, because a single observation on one planet is not sufficient to discredit a theory.
There are too much variables that would cause that data, and just observing one planet is the same as ignoring all the potential variables.