The correct answer is C. it takes up space and has mass.
This is something which is true of all matter. A is incorrect because it can be made of other things as well. B is incorrect because it can be found elsewhere as well. D is incorrect because it can take any form it wants - not just liquid or gas.
When a cell is subject to a solution that is equal in water concentration as inside the cell, the movement of water via a process called osmosis will equalize and the solution is said to be isotonic to the cell. That means the amount of water entering the cell from the solution will equal the water exiting the cell; no net water movement.
Mass and energy is neither created nor destroyed. All of the chemical reactions that occur in living things follow this rule.
In mitosis, the chromatin condenses to form chromosomes during prophase.