10 Most Probable Questions from Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Q1. How much time is taken in terms of percentage by the interphase during the cell cycle?a) 50%b) 65%c) 25%d) 95%
Ans - d
Q2. During S-phase of interphase, what happens to the number of chromosomes assuming the cell has 2N number of chromosomes:a) Nb) 2Nc) 3Nd) 4N
Ans - b
Q3. Key event/events which occur during telophase of mitosis?a) Chromosomes cluster at opposite spindle polesb) Chromosome clusters at each pole forming two daughter nucleic) Nucleolus, golgi complex and ER reformd) a and bAll
Ans - e
Q4. In some karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis that arises syncytium in:a) Liquid endosperm of coconutb) Endosperm of Papayac) Endosperm of Mangod) Endosperm of Apple
Ans - a
Q5. Which of the following events occur during Zygote stage of Meiosis I?a) Pairing of homologous chromosomes occurb) Synaptonemal complex is formed during this stagec) Bivalent or tetrad stage appears during zygotened) Recombination nodules are formede) a, b, and c are correct
Ans - e
Q6. The beginning of diplotene is marked by the:a) dissolution of the synaptonemal complexb) tendency of homologous chromosomes to separate from each otherc) formation of chiasmataAll of the above
Ans - d
Q7. Which of the following is true for diakinesis?a) It is marked by the terminalisation of chiasmatab) By the end of diakinesis, the nucleolus disappearsc) Diakinesis represents transition to metaphase Id) All of the above
Ans - d
Q8. Splitting of centromere occurs in which phase of Meiosis?a) Prophase Ib) Metaphase Ic) Anaphase Id) Anaphase II
Ans - d
Q9. Which is the following is an incorrect statement?a) Cells arise from preexisting cellsb) In case of animals, cell division stops with the formation of mature organismsc) The stages through which a cell passes from one cell division to the next is called the cell cycled) Prophase I is the longest phase of meiosis
Ans - b
Q10. Find out the correct statement from the following:a) Chromosome decondensation occurs during prophaseb) During anaphase, the centromeres divide, but chromatids stop moving towards the opposite polesc) In contrast to mitosis, meiosis occurs in the diploid cellsd) Mitosis is called reduction division and meiosis is called equational division