cell division
12 August 2022 11:47 AM
In which stage of cell cycle, DNA replication occurs
(A) G phase
(B) S Phase
(C) G phase
(D) M phase
the purines of DNA are represented by
(A) uracil and guanine
(B) guanine and adenine
(C) adenine and cytosol
(D) none of the above
so which base in place of time in is represent in RNA
(A) adenine
(B) uracil
(C) cytosine
(D) guanine
if one cell has twice as much DNA as an ordinary sell the probability is that cell is
(A )reproducing
(B) excreting
(C) respiring
(D) absorbing
the plane of cell wall formation is determined by
(A) Golgi bodies
(B) endoplasmic reticulum
(C) microtubules
(D) nucleus
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Cell organelle which has electron transport system is
(A) centriole
(B) nucleus
(C) mitochondria
(D) nucleolus
MITOSIS
1. First gap phase in cell cycle is :-
(1) interval between mitotic phase and DNA replication phase
(2) interval between DNA replication phase and DNA separation phase
(3) interval between karyokinesis and cytokinesis
(4) interval between DNA replication phase and second gap phase
2. The two chromatids of a metaphase chromosome represent :-
(1) replicated DNA to be separated at anaphase
(2) non homologous chromosomes joined at the centromere
(3) pair of homologous chromosomes
(4) maternal and paternal chromosomes joined at the centromere
3. A cell that is entering the mitotic phase (M-phase) of cell cycle is :-
(1) always haploid and with duplicated chromosomes
(2) either haploid or diploid and with duplicated chromosomes
(3) either haploid or diploid and with duplicated or unduplicated chromosomes
(4) always diploid and with unduplicated chromosomes
4. A cell examined during prophase of cell cycle contained 100 units of DNA and 50 chromosomes. What
would be the number of DNA and chromsomes in anaphase of this cell cycle?
(1) 200 DNA & 100 chromosomes
(2) 100 DNA & 50 chromosomes
(3) 50 DNA & 100 chromosomes
(4) 50 DNA & 25 chromosomes
5. Which type of chromosome is present in the prophase of cell cycle?
(1) 2 chromatid
(2) 1 chromatid
(3) 4 chromatid
5. Which type of chromosome is present in the prophase of cell cycle?
(1) 2 chromatid
(2) 1 chromatid
(3) 4 chromatid
(4) 8 chromatid
MEIOSIS
1. Synaptonemal complex is a nucleoprotein structure. It is visible or found from-
(1) zygotene to pachytene
(2) leptotene to diplotene
(3) zygotene to metaphase
(4) pachytene to diplotene
2. Which one of the following is correctly matched?
(1) Leptotene - formation of bivalents
(2) Diplotene - chiasmata appear
(3) Pachytene - chiasmata terminalisation
(4) Zygotene - formation of bouquet
3. In which stage of meiosis, chromosomes are thin, long, thread like?
(1) Zygotene
(2) Leptotene
(3) Pachytene
(4) Diakinesis
4. Meiosis involves-
(1) one nuclear divisions and one chromosome division
(2) two nuclear divisions and one chromosome division
(3) one nuclear division and two chromosome divisions
(4) two nuclear divisions and two chromosome division
In meiosis, centromeres of chromosomes divide during-
(1) anaphase of meiosis-II
(2) metaphase of meiosis-I
(3) anaphase of meiosis-I
(4) prophase of meiosis-II
Which of the following not occurs in Anaphase–I but occurs in Anaphase–II :–
(1) Condensation of chromosomes
(2) Poleward movement of chromosome
(3) Contraction of spindle fibers
(4) Splitting of centromere
2. During G2 - phase a diploid cell contains the amount of DNA equal to a :-
(1) Diploid cell
(2) Tetraploid cell
(3) Haploid cell
(4) None of the above
3. Crossing over takes place in :-
(1) Zygotene
(2) Pachytene
(3) Diplotene
(4) Diakinesis
4. A contractile mid body forms during cytokinesis in :-
(1) Animals
(2) Higher plants
(3) Fungi
(4) Algae
5. In which order, cytokinesis occurs in plants :-
(1) Centripetal
(2) Centrifugal
(3) Oblique
(4) Equatorial
6. Which of the two events restore the normal number of chromosomes in life cycle ?
(1) Mitosis and Meiosis
(2) Meiosis and fertilisation
(3) Fertlisation and mitosis
(4) Only meiosis
(2) Meiosis and fertilisation
(3) Fertlisation and mitosis
(4) Only meiosis
7. Match the column–I with column–II and select the correct answer :- Column–I Column–II
(A) Pachytene (i) Bouquet stage
(B) Zygotene (ii) Chiasma visible
(C) Diplotene (iii) Terminalisation
(D) Leptotene (iv) Gene exchange
(E) Diakinesis (v) Synapsis
(1) A–i, B–ii, C–iii, D–iv, E–v
(2) A–iv, B–v, C–ii, D–i, E–iii
(3) A–iii, B–iv, C–v, D–ii, E–i
(4) A–ii, B–iii, C–iv, D–i, E–v
8. Which part of plant is suitable for the study of meiosis :-
(1) Root apex
(2) Ovary
(3) Anther
(4) Shoot apex
9. Chromosomal movement in Anaphase occurs with the help of :-
(1) Astral rays
(2) Centrioles
(3) NOR
(4) Spindle fibres
10. Nuclear envelope reappears at :-
(1) Metaphase
(2) Prophase
(3) Anaphase
(4) Telophase
11. Slipping of chiasmata towards the ends of bivalent is called :-
(1) Terminalisation
(2) Diakinesis
(3) Interkinesis
(4) Congression
12. In meiosis, how many cycles of chromosome division occurs ?
(1) One
(2) Four
(3) Two
(4) Three
13. Which does not occurs in prophase ?
(1) Decondensation of chromatin
(2) Condensation of chromatin
(3) Appearance of chromosome
(4) Disappearance of nuclear membrane and nucleolus
14. In which stage of cell division, number of chromosomes best counted:-
(1) Prophase
(2) Metaphase
(3) Telophase
(4) Interphase
15. 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)
16. Chromosome exhibit high level of coiling at which phase of karyokinesis:-
(1) Prophase
(2) Metaphase
(3) Telophase
(4) Interphase
"Bouquet-stage" occur in which sub stages of prophase -I ?
(1) Leptotene
(2) Zygotene
(3) Pachytene
(4) Diplotene
18. At anaphase - II of meiosis each chromosome contains:-
(1) 4 DNA
(2) 3 - DNA
(3) 2 - DNA
(4) 1 - DNA
19. In which stage of mitosis, the chromosomes are composed of two chromatids ?
(1) Prophase & metaphase
(2) Anaphase and telophase
(3) Prophase and telophase
(4) Metaphase and anaphase
20. In Anaphase – I each chromosome composed of:-
(1) One chromatid
(2) Two chromatid
(3) Four chromatid
(4) Many chromatid
21. Gap between division phase and start of DNA-replication is called :- (1) G1 - phase
(2) G2 - phase
(3) M - phase
(4) Interkinesis
22. In meiosis, division of centromere occurs during:-
(1) Interphase
(2) Anaphase - I
(3) Anaphase - II
(4) Metaphase - I
23. In meiosis, nuclear membrane and nucleolus disappear during :-
(1) Zygotene
(2) Pachytene
(3) Diakinesis
(4) Metaphase - I
24. In cell cycle, which stage is misnomerly called resting phase :–
(1) S–phase
(2) Telophase
(3) Cytokinesis
(4) Interphase
25. Separation of homologous chromosomes during Anaphase - I is called :-
(1) Synapsis
(2) Disjunction
(3) Nondisjunction
(4) Crossing over
26. During cell division, spindle fibers attach to which part of chromosome :-
(1) Primary constriction
(2) Secondary constriction
(3) Telomere
(4) Satellite
27. Diakinesis represents :-
(1) transition to prophase
(2) transition to metaphase
(3) transition to anaphase
(4) transition to telophase
28. Synaptonemal complex is characteristic of :–
(1) Mitotic chromosomes
(2) Leptotene chromosomes
(3) Paired meiotic chromosomes
(4) Metaphase
29. During which stage a diploid cell becomes tetraploid in mitosis:-
(1) G2
(2) Prophase
(3) Metaphase
(4) Anaphase
30. Division of centromere occurs in:-
(1) Prophase
(2) Metaphase
(3) Anaphase
(4) Telophase
31. Each chromosome composed of one chromatid in:-
(1) Anaphase – I
(2) Anaphase – II
(3) Metaphase – I
(4) Metaphase – II
32. If the number of bivalents are 8 in metaphase – I, what shall be the number of chromosomes in
daughter cells after meiosis – I and meiosis – II respectively:-
(1) 8 and 4
(2) 4 and 4
(3) 8 and 8
(4) 16 and 8
33. Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(1) Cell divided by cytokinesis only in mitosis
(2) DNA is replicated before the start of meiosis only
(3) Spindles consisting of microtubules are formed only in mitosis
(4) Exchange of genetic materials occurs only in meiosis
34. Which of the following not occurs in Anaphase –I (1) Segregation of homologous chromosomes
(2) Shortening in spindle
(3) Poleward movement of chromosomes
(4) Division of centromere
In meiosis :-
(1) Division of nucleus twice but replication of DNA only once
(2) Division of nucleus twice and replication of DNA twice
(3) Division of nucleus once and replication of DNA is also once
(4) Division of nucleus once and DNA - replication is twice
36. After meiosis - I, the two chromatids of a chromosome are :- (1) Genetically similar
(2) Genetically different
(3) There occurs only one chromatid in each chromosome
(4) None of the above
37. Chiasmata appears during :-
(1) Diakinesis
(2) Synaptotene
(3) Diplotene
(4) Leptotene
38. What happens in synthesis phase during cell cycle:-
(1) DNA synthesis
(2) Chromosome number becomes double
(3) Formation of two nuclei
(4) Synthesis of tubulin proteins
39. Reappearance of nuclear membrane & nucleolus along with thining & elongation in chromosomes are
diagnostic characters for the phase:-
(1) Anaphase
(2) Metaphase
(3) Interphase
(4) Telophase
40. Condensation of chromosomes and appearance of astral rays occur during :- (1) Prophase
(2) Metaphase
(3) Anaphase
(4) Telophase
41. During telophase :-
(1) Nuclear membrane is formed
(2) Nucleolus appears
(3) Astral rays disappear
(4) All the above
42. Chromosomal morphology (Structure) is best observed at :-
(1) Prophase
(2) Metaphase
(3) Interphase
(4) Anaphase
43. Pairing of homologous chromosomes is called:-
(1) Disjunction
(2) Synapsis
(3) Segregation
(4) Polyteny
44. Preparation phase of mitosis is :–
(1) G1 –phase
(2) S–phase
(3) Prophase
(4) Interphase
45. Synaptonemal complex first appear :–
(1) Leptotene
(2) Pachytene
(3) Zygotene
(4) Diplotene
46. The correct sequence of prophase–I of meiosis is :–
(1) Leptotene, pachytene, zygotene, diplotene, diakinesis
(2) Leptotene, diplotene, pachytene, zygotene, diakinesis
(3) Leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, diakinesis
(4) Leptotene, zygotene, diakinesis, diplotene
47. M–phase of cell cycle consist of :–
(1) G1 , S and G2 phase
(2) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
(3) Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase
(4) Only prophase
48. If the cell is diploid in G1 than after the S phase cell remain/become :-
(1) n
(2) 4n
(3) 8n
(4) 2n
49. Nuclear membrane disappears in :–
(1) Late prophase
(2) Early prophase
(3) Metaphase
(4) Telophase
50. Pre - DNA synthesis phase is:-
(1) G1 - phase
(2) G2 - phase
(3) S-phase
(4) Prophase
51. Which of the following is called heterotypic division :–
(1) Meiosis–I
(2) Meiosis–II
(3) Mitosis
(4) Amitosis
52. DNA replication is found in :–
(1) Mitosis and meiosis–I
(2) Mitosis and meiosis–I and meiosis–II
(3) Meiosis only
(4) Mitosis only
53.Thick–thread stage occured in :–
(1) Leptotene
(2) Zygotene
(3) Pachytene
(4) Diplotene
54. How many times divisions will occur in an isolated tip cell to form 128 cells ?
(1) 128
(2) 127
(3) 32
(4) 7
55. In which stage the DNA is doubled :-
(1) Metaphase
(2) Anaphase
(3) Interphase
(4) Prophase
56. The significance of Meiosis is that it -
(1) Produce four cells having chromosomal number equal to mother cell
(2) Occurs in all types of cells
(3) Maintains the constant Chromosomes number to a particular species
(4) Growth of animal body ograns
57. Cell Cycle of an ordinary animal cell -
(1) 2n Mitosis ¾ ® ¾¾ n Fertilization ¾ ® ¾¾¾ 2n Meiosis ¾ ® ¾¾ 2n
(2) n Meiosis ¾ ® ¾¾ 2n Fertilization ¾ ® ¾¾¾ 2n Mitosis ¾ ® ¾¾ n
(3) 2n Meiosis ¾ ® ¾¾ n Fertilization ¾ ® ¾¾¾ 2n Mitosis ¾ ® ¾¾ 2n
(4) 2n Fertilization ¾ ® ¾¾¾ (n) Mitosis ¾ ® ¾¾ 2n Meiosis ¾ ® ¾¾ n
58. The number of DNA in chromosome at G2 state of cell cycle :-
(1) One
(2) Two
(3) Four
(4) Eight
59. Crossing over that results in genetic recombination in higher organisms occurs between –
(1) Non-sister chromatids of a bivalent
(2) Two daughter nuclei
(3) Two different bivalents
(4) Sister chromatids of a bivalents
60. 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
61. When synapsis is complete all along the chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a stage called
(1) Zygotene
(2) Pachytene
(3) Diplotene
(4) Diakinesis
62. Many cells function properly and divide mitotically even through they do not have :-
(1) Plasma membrane
(2) Cytoskeleton
(3) Mitochondria
(4) Plastids
63. Centromere is required for –
(1) Movement of chromosomes towards poles
(2) Cytoplasmic cleavage
(3) Crossing over
(4) Transcription
64. At which 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
65. If the n=16 in plant cell then what is possible in metaphase - I of meiosis ?
(1) 32 Bivalents
(2) 16 Telravalents
(3) 16 Bivalents
(4) 32 Bivalents
66. Prophase which follows the S and G2 phases of interphase, is the first stage of :-
(1) Meiosis-II
(2) Karyokinesis
(3) Interphase
(4) G1 phase
67. The two asters together with spindle fibres form:-
(1) Mitotic apparatus
(2) Asters
(3) Astral fibres
(4) Centrosome
68. In prophase centrosome which had undergone duplication during interphase, begins to move
towards :
(1) Same poles of the cell
(2) Opposite poles of the cell
(3) One towards centre while another towards pole
(4) Both towards centre
69. During prophase each centrosome radiates out microtubules called :
(1) Mitotic apparatus
(2) Spindle apparatus
(3) Asters
(4) Spindle fibres
70. Telophase is :
(1) Final stage of karyokinesis
(2) Final stage of mitosis
(3) Mid stage of karyokinesis
(4) First stage of cytokinesis
71.Which one of the following is most correct statement :-
(1) Chromatin material tends to collect in a mass in the two poles
(2) Each set of chromatin material tends to collect at each of the two poles
(3) Each set of chromatin material tends to collect at metaphasic plate
(4) Chromatin material tends to collect in a mas at one pole
72. Nuclear envelop develops around the chromosome clusters at :
(1) One pole
(2) Centre
(3) Each pole
(4) Pole as well as centre both
73. Cytokinesis is :
(1) Formation of cell wall
(2) Formation of cell membrane
(3) Separation of nucleoplasm
(4) Separation of cytoplasm
74. Meiosis involves :
(1) Pairing of homologous chromosomes and recombination between sister chromatids of
nonhomologous chromosomes
(2) Pairing of homologous chromosomes and recombination between nonsister chromatids of
homologous chromosomes
(3) Pairing of nonhomologous chromosomes and recombination between nonsister chromatids of
homologous chromosomes
(4) Pairing of homologous chromosomes and recombination between sister chromatids of homologous
chromosomes
75. In which on of the following stage, the four chromatids of each bivalent chromosomes becomes
distinct and clearly appears as tetrads.
(1) Leptotene
(2) Zygotene
(3) Pachytene
(4) Diplotene
76. Which one of the following statement is incorrect for interkinesis ?
(1) It is the stage between the two subphases of a meiotic division
(2) There is no replication of DNA
(3) DNA replicate but chromosome number remains same
(4) It is generally short lived.
77. At anaphase-II, sister chromatids move towards opposite poles of the cell by :
(1) Contraction in spindle fibre attached to kinetochores
(2) Shortening of microtubules attached to kinetochores
(3) Lengthening of microtubules attached to kinetochores
(4) Relaxation in spindle fibre attached to kinetochores
78. G0 (Quiscent) stage is :
(1) Part of interphase
(2) Part of M-phase
(3) Part of G2 phase
(4) Not a part of cell cycle
79. In a slow dividing normal cell :
(1) G1 phase is more longer than S phase
(2) S phase is more longer than G1 phase
(3) Both phases are equal in duration
(4) Can't be determined
