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Cell Cycle and Cell Dvision

DPP
(Topics : Cell cycle, M phase, Significance of
Mitosis )
1. The cellular structure which disappear during mitosis is:
(1) Plasma membrane
(2) Nuclear membrane
(3) Mitochondria
(4) Nuclear membrane and nucleolus

2. Most active stage of cell cycle is:

(1)Prophase (2) Metaphase

(3)Telophase (4) Interphase

3. The two daughter cells formed during mitosis contains:

(1) The same amount of DNA but a set of chromosomes different


from those of parental cells

(2) The same amount of DNA and the same set of chromosomes as
those of the parent cell

(3) Half the amount of DNA and the same set of chromosomes as
those of the parent cell

(4) Double the amount of DNA and a set of chromosomes different


from those of the parent cell
4. Identify the mismatched pair:

(1) A–Starts with karyokinesis and ends with cytokinesis

(2) B–Stage where cells are inactive metabolically

(3) C–Cell grows and carries out normal metabolism

(4) D–Period of cytoplasmic growth

5. Interphase is called the resting phase because:

(1) It is the most active phase of the cell cycle

(2) There is no apparent activity related to cell division

(3) It does not prepare cell for cell division

(4) It is the phase where cell rests before entering into mitosis

6. Which of the following is the method of cytokinesis in plant cell:

(1) By cell plate formation

(2) By constriction

(3) By furrow formation


(4) (1) and (3) both

7. A cell is bound to divide, if it has entered:

(1) G2-phase (2) G1-phase

(3) Prophase (4) S-phase

8. How many chromosome shall be present in a diploid cell at mitotic


anaphase if its egg cell has ten chromosome?

(1) 10 (Ten) (2) 20 (Twenty)

(3) 30 (Thirty) (4) 40 (Forty)

9. Observe the following scheme. Which stage of cell division occurs


after G2 phase?

(1) Prophase (2) Metaphase

(3) Anaphase (4) Diakinesis


10. In which stage of mitosis, the chromosomes are bivalent i.e.
composed of two chromatids:

(1) Prophase and metaphase

(2) Anaphase and telophase

(3) Prophase and telophase

(4) Metaphase and anaphase

11. During cell division, spindle fibres attach to which part of


chromosome:

(1) Primary constriction

(2) Sec. Constriction

(3) Chromomere

(4) Chromatid

12. Reappearance of nuclear membrane & nucleolus along with


thinning & elongation in chromosomes are diagnostic characters for
the phase:

(1) Anaphase (2) Metaphase

(3) Interphase (4) Telophase

13. Chromosomal morphology (Structure) is best observed at:


(1) Prophase (2) Metaphase

(3) Interphase (4) Anaphase

14. What happens in synthesis phase during cell cycle?

(1) DNA synthesis

(2) Chromosome number becomes double

(3) Formation of two nuclei

(4) Synthesis of proteins & RNA

15. The following diagram refers to a typical cell cycle.

Identify the parts marked as X, Y and Z:

(1) Y–S, Z–G2

(2) X–G2, Y–S, Z–G1

(3) X–G0, Y–S, Z–G2

(4) X–G1, Y–G2, Z–G0

16. How many divisions will occur in an isolated tip cell to form 128
cells.

(1) 128 (2) 127


(3) 32 (4) 7

17. Mitosis occurs in:

(1) Haploid individuals

(2) Diploid individuals

(3) Both (1) and (2)

(4) In bacteria only

18. Which statement is true for mitosis:

(1) Daughter cells exhibit division of labour i.e. perform different


functions

(2) Daughter cells are exactly similar in all respect

(3) Daughter cells have half the number of chromosomes as


compared to mother cell

(4) Daughter cells have differences in genetic material

19. In the somatic cell cycle:

(1) DNA replication takes place in S–phase

(2) A short interphase is followed by a long mitotic phase

(3) G2 phase follows mitotic phase

(4) In G1 phase DNA content is double the amount of DNA present


in the original cell
20. Centromere is required for:

(1) Movement of chromosomes towards poles

(2) Cytoplasmic cleavage

(3) Crossing over

(4) Transcription

21. At what stage of the cell cycle are histone proteins synthesized in
a eukaryotic cell:

(1) During telophase

(2) During S–phase

(3) During G2–stage of prophase

(4) During entire prophase

22. Which of the following statement is true?

(1) Cell plate represents the middle lamella between the walls of
two adjacent cells

(2) At the time of cytokinesis, organelles like mitochondria and


plastids get distributed between the daughter cells.

(3) Cytokinesis in plant cell is centrifugal and takes place by cell


plate formation while animal cells by furrowing and is centripetal.
(4) All of these

23. Which one is correct for G0 stage?

I. It is a quiescent stage.

II. In this phase cell cycle is stopped

III. G0 cells do not grow or proliferate but metabolically active

IV. G0 cells may divide in response to some stimulus

(1) All are correct

(2) I, II, III are correct

(3) I, II are correct

(4) Only I and IV are correct

24. Which of the following is not correctly matches a phase of the


cell cycle with its function?

25. In yeast, duration of cell cycle is about:

(1) 80 minutes (2) 99 minutes


(3) 1.30 hrs. (4) 60 minutes

26. The M-phase starts with the:

(1) G1 (2) Karyokinesis

(3) Cytokinesis (4) Telophase

27. In which phase of the cell cycle centriole move towards opposite
poles of the cell.

(1) Anaphase (2) Metaphase

(3) Telophase (4) Prophase

28. The events shown below occur during different phases:

A. Centromere splits, chromatids separate and move to opposite


poles, chromatids are now called chromosome

B. Chromosomes cluster at opposite poles decondensation of


chromosome, reappearance of NM, GB and ER.

C. Chromosomal replication

D. Kinetochores attach to spindle fibres and chromosome are


arranged at equatorial plate

E. Condensation of chromosomal materials

Which of the following correctly identifies each of the phases


described:
29. Label the structure indicated by (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv):

(1) (i)-Chromatid, (ii)-Centriole,

(iii)-Centromere, (iv)-Chromosome

(2) (i)-Chromosome, (ii)-Centriole,

(iii)-Centromere, (iv)-Chromatid

(3) (i)-Chromatid, (ii)-Centromere,

(iii)-Centriole, (iv)-Chromosome

(4) (i)-Chromosome, (ii)-Centromere,

(iii) Centriole, (iv)-Chromatid


30. Many cells function properly and divide mitotically even though
they do not have:

(1) Plasma membrane

(2) Cytoskeleton

(3) Mitochondria

(4) Plastids

Answer Key

1. (4) 2. (4) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (2) 6. (1) 7. (4)

8. (4) 9. (1) 10. (1) 11. (1) 12. (4) 13. (2) 14. (1)

15. (1) 16. (2) 17. (3) 18. (2) 19. (1) 20. (1) 21. (2)

22. (4) 23. (1) 24. (4) 25. (3) 26. (2) 27. (4) 28. (1)

29. (1) 30. (4)

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