CHAPTER 10 -CELL CYCLE AND CELL DIVISION

1. The sequenceof events by which a cell duplicates its genome synthesizes the other constituents
of the cell and eventually splits into two daughter cells is termed as
(1) Cell cycle (2) Cell division (3) Cell differentiation (4) Cell maturation
2 the 24-hour average duration of cell cycle of a human cell, cell division proper lasts for only
about

(1) Half an hour (2)1 hour (3) 2hours (4) 4 hours

3. The interphase lasts about of the duration of cell cycle.

(1) 75% (2) 80% (3) 90% (4) 95%

4. The division of nucleus during cell division is called

(1) Cytokinesis (2) Plasmogamy (3) Karyokinesis (4) Karyogamy

5. The division of cytoplasm during cell division is called
(1) Karyogamy (2) Plasmogamy (3) Karyokinesis (4)Cytokinesis
6. The main event that occurs during the synthesis phase or S phase of cell cycle is

(1) Protein synthesis (2) DNA Synthesis (3) mRNA synthesis (4)Aster formation
7 If the initial amount of DNA is 2C at the beginning of cell cycle, it increases to 4C during
(1)Gi phase (2) G2 phase (3) M phase (4) S phase
8. The centriole duplicates during of cell cycle.
(1) G1 phase (2) Gz phase (3) M phase (4) S phase
9. After initial preparation for cell division, certain adult animal cells exit G1 phase and enter an
inactive stage called

(1)Quiescent/Go Stage (2)S stage (3) M stage (4) Interphase

10. Asters are formed during
(1)S phase (2) G2 (3) Prophase (4) Metaphase
11. Golgi complex, ER, nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear at the end of
(1) S phase (2) Gz (3) Prophase (4) Metaphase
12. The morphology chromosomes can be best studied in

(1) S phase (2) Anaphase (3) Prophase (4) Metaphase

13. During cell division, spindle fibres attach to disc-shaped structure at the surface of centromeres
called

(1) Axoneme (2)Kinetochore (3) Satellite (4)Aster

14. During cell division,chromosomes come to lie at the equator of the cell in
all the
(1)Telophase (2) Anaphase (3) Prophase (4) Metaphase

15. During mitosis, the chromosomes split into two daughter chromatids and migrate towards the
opposite poles in

(1) Telophase (2) Anaphase (3) Prophase (4) Metaphase

16. During cell division, nucleolus, nuclear envelope, ER and Golgi apparatus are reformed in

(1) Telophase (2) Anaphase (3) Prophase (4) Metaphase

17.Cytokinesis in plant cells occurs by the formation of
(1) Cleavage furrow (2) Dikaryon (3) Cisternae (4) Cell plate
18. Cytokinesis in animal cells occurs by the formation of

(1)Cleavage furrow (2) Dikaryon (3) Cisternae (4) Cell plate

19. In some organisms, karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis as a result of which multinucleate
condition arises leading to the formation of
(1)Syncyitium (2) Karyogamy (3) Haploidy (4) Bivalents
20. Pairing of homologouschromosomes during meiosis is called

(1)Crossing over (2) Synapsis (3)Terminalisation (4) Chiasma

21. Pairing of homologouschromosomes occurs during stage of meiosis.
(1) Zygotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Pachytene
22. Synapsis is

(1) Pairinghomologouschromosomes
of (2) Appearance of recombination nodules
(3)Crossing between non-sister chromatids
over (4)Terminalisation of chiasmata

23. Bivalents/tetrads are formed during stage of meiosis.

(1)Zygotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Diplotene
24. Synaptonemalcomplex is formed during stage of meiosis.

(1) Zygotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Pachytene

25. During zygotene stage of meiosis is formed between homologouschromosomes.

(1)Recombination nodule (2) Synaptonemalcomplex
(3) Chiasmata (4) Spindle fibres
26. Recombination nodules occur between homologous chromosomes during stage of
meiosis.

(1)Diplotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Pachytene

27. Crossing over occurs between non-sister chromatids homologouschromosomes during
stage of meiosis.
(1) Diplotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Pachytene
28. Exchange of genetic material occurs between homologous chromosomes during stage
of meiosis.

(1) Diplotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Pachytene

29. Crossing over between non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes is mediated by an
enzyme called
(1) Carbonic anhydrase (2) Recombinase (3) Elastase (4)Angiotensin
30. Exchange of genetic material between two homologouschromosomes is called
(1) Crossing over (2) Synapsis (3) Terminalisation (4)Chiasma
31. Region of crossing over betweentwo homologouschromosomes is called

(1) Phragmoplast (2) Synapsis (3) Terminalisation (4) Chiasma

32. During diakinesis of meiosis OCcurs.

(1)Pairing of homologous chromosomes (2) Appearance of recombination nodules

(3) Crossing over between non-sister chromatids (4)Terminalisation of chiasmata
33. Terminalisation of chiasmata occurs during stage of meiosis.
(1) Diplotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Pachytene
34. Disappearance of nucleolus and breakdown of nuclear envelope occur by the end of
stage of meiosis.
(1) Diplotene (2) Diakinesis (3) Leptotene (4) Pachytene
35. Dyad of formed during
cells is

(1) Prophase (2) Metaphase (3) Anaphase (4)Telophase

36. The stage between meiosis and meiosis Ilis called
I
(1) Interphase (2) Interkinesis (3) Karyokinesis (4) Karyogamy
37. Spindle fibres attach to
(1) Kinetosome of the chromosome (2) Telomereof the chromosome
(3) Kinetochore of the chromosome (4) Centromereof the chromosome

ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS(FOR NEET):

38. Which one of the following is not a characteristicfeature of mitosis in somatic cells ?
(1)Synapsis (2) Spindle fibres
(3) Disappearance of nucleolus (4) Chromosome movement
39. Pick the wrong statement;
(1) If a anaphaseof mitosis has 40 centromeres, it has 20chromosomes during prophase
cell in

(2)Centromeres do not divide during meiosis I

(3) A cell in prophase llof meiosis has half as many chromosomes as a cell in prophase
I
(4) Centrosomesproduce asters during prophase
40. A cell has 23 pairs of chromosomes just after the completion of mitotic telophase. The number of
chromatids at the preceding metaphasewould be
(1) 23 (2) 46 (3) 69 (4) 92
41. If a cell has 92 chromatids at metaphase of mitosis, how many chromosomes would be present in
each daughter nucleus produced at the end of division ?
(1) 12 (2) 46 (3) 23 (4) 92
42. If the haploid number for a species is 3, each dividing diploid cell during mitosis will have how
many chromatids at mitotic anaphase?
(1) 3 (2) 6 (3) 9 (4) 12
43. Extracting DNA and its analysis is routine in laboratories. If DNA content of diploid cell in G1 stage
is 'x,what is the DNA content of the same cell during metaphase of meiosis I?
(1) 0.25x (2) 0.5x (3)x (4) 2x
44. DNA duplication occurs just before
(1) Mitosis, Meiosis and Meiosis ||l (2) Meiosis and Meiosis II

I
(3) Mitosis and Meiosis (4) Mitosis only

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45. ldentify the correct statementwith reference to mitosis in cells of mustard plant.

(1)Telophase is followed by the formation of cleavage furrow

(2) The spindle apparatus consists of centrioles, astral rays and spindle fibres

(3) The spindle apparatus consists of only the spindle fibres

(4) During prophase, the centrosomeduplicates form the asters
to
46. 2n =8 in a cell which is undergoing meiosis. What shall be the total number of chromatids in each
daughter cell after meiosis I?
(1) 2 (2) 4 (3) 8 (4) 16
47. In meiosis a bivalent is an association of
I,
(1) Four chromatids and four centromeres (2) Two chromatids andtwo centromeres
(3) Four chromatids and two centromeres (4)two chromatids and one centromere
48. Identify the correct sequenceof events that occur during mitotic cell cycle;

A- Formation of spindle apparatus

B- Duplication of chromatids
C- Longitudinal splitting of the centromere (chromosome)
D-Migration of the chromosomes towards the centre of the cell

(1) A- B-C-D (2) B-D-C-A

(3) B-A -D -C (4) C-A-B-D
49. Choose the correct statement/statements from the following with reference to meiosis;
A- During anaphase-I,each daughter chromosome that moves to the poles will have two
chromatids

B- Segmentsof
sister chromatids of homologouspairs break and rejoin during prophase -I
C- homologouschromosomes occurs during pachytene stage
Pairing of
D- Chromosomes split longitudinallyduring meiosis - to form daughter chromosomes
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E-Chromatids of chromosomes do not duplicate during interkinesis just before meiosis -I|
(1) A, Cand D (2) B, D and
E
(3) D and E (4) C only
50. Statement A: DNA duplicates during the synthetic phase of interphase.
Statement B:During the metaphase stage of a dividing human cell, 92 chromatids are found in
the equatorial plate.

(1) Both the statements A and B are correct and A is the reason for B
(2) Both the statements A and B are correct and A is not the reason for B
(3) Both the statements A and B are correct but the twO statements have no relationship
(4)Statement A is correct and B is wrong
51. Statement A:Synthesis of DNA takes place in the S-phase of interphase.
Statement chromosome, during metaphase, has two chromatids.
B: Every

(1)Statement A is wrong and B is correct

(2)Statement A is correct and B is wrong
(3) Both the statements A and B are correct and A is the reason for B
(4) Both the statements A and B are correct and A is not the reason for B

52. Statement A: The plasma membrane of plant cells is surrounded by relatively inextensible cell

wall.

Statement B: Cytokinesis in plant cells occurs by the formation of a cell plate.

(1) StatementA is wrong and B is correct

(2) StatementA is correct and B wrong
is

(3) Both the statements A and B are correct and A is the reason for B
(4) Both the statements A andB are correct and A is not the reason for B
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