Cell Cycle and Cell Division Biology Quiz for NEET

Results

#1. The chromosomes align at the equator during

Interphase

Prophase

Metaphase

Telophase

#2. Which of the following represents the most active stage of the cell cycle?

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

Interphase

#3. The biosynthetic phase where cell organelles duplicate themselves is:

Interphase

Anaphase

Prophase

Telophase

#4. What will be the total number of mitotic divisions required to form 64 daughter cells?

#5. In meiosis-I condensation and coiling of chromosomes starts during

Metaphase

Leptotene

Diakinesis

Diplotene

#6. Crossing over occurs during

Anaphase I

Leptotene

Diplotene

Pachytene

#7. The first phase of mitosis which follows interphase is:

Metaphase

Prophase

Telophase

Anaphase

#8. Bivalent chromosomes align themselves at the equator during

Metaphase I

Prophase I

Metaphase II

Anaphase II

#9. The major checkpoint of the cell cycle is:

G1-S transition

S-G2 transition

G2-M transition

M-G1 transition

#10. Interphase is called the resting phase because:

It is the most active phase of the cell cycle

There is no apparent activity related to cell division

It does not prepare the cell for division

It is the phase where the cell rests before entering mitosis

#11. The nuclear envelope reassembles during

Prophase

Telophase

Anaphase

Metaphase

#12. The phase between two successive M phases is called:

Metaphase

Anaphase

Prophase

Interphase

#13. The cells which enter the G0 phase are typically:

Cells that are in the G1 phase

Cells that are in the G2 phase

Cells differentiating into specific types of cells

Cells in the S phase

#14. The chromosomes are shortest and thickest during:

Anaphase

Metaphase

Telophase

Interphase

#15. The sequence of events by which cells duplicate their genome synthesize other components and eventually distribute them into two daughter cells is called:

Quiescent stage

Generation time

Cell cycle

Mitosis

#16. The homologous chromosomes move towards the opposite poles during

Anaphase I

Anaphase II

Leptotene

Pachytene

#17. A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half is called

Mitosis

Multiple fission

Fragmentation

Meiosis

#18. Terminalization of chiasmata occurs during

Prophase I

Metaphase I

Diplotene

Telophase I

#19. The most dramatic period of the cell cycle is:

G1 phase

G2 phase

S phase

M phase

#20. Read the following statements: (a) Complete disintegration of the nuclear envelope marks the start of the second phase of mitosis. (b) Metaphase chromosome has two sister chromatids. Which of the following is correct?

Only (b) is correct

Both (a) and (b) are incorrect

Only (a) is correct

Both (a) and (b) are correct

#21. The nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear during:

Anaphase

Interphase

Telophase

Prophase

#22. The number of chromosomes in the G1 phase is 36. The number of chromosomes in the S phase is:

#23. Chromosomes move towards the poles during

Prophase

Metaphase

Telophase

Anaphase

#24. M-phase begins with karyokinesis and ends with cytokinesis. Which phase marks the end of M-phase?

Karyokinesis

Prophase

Cytokinesis

Telophase

#25. In pachytene each tetrad contains

Two chromatids

One chromatid

Four chromatids

Three chromatids

#26. The phase of the cell cycle which lasts more than 95% of the total duration is:

Prophase

Interphase

Anaphase

Telophase

#27. A cell division in which a diploid somatic cell divides is:

Meiosis I

Meiosis II

Mitosis

Cytokinesis

#28. The mitotic spindle initiates during:

Telophase

Anaphase

Prophase

Metaphase

#29. Two daughter cells formed after mitosis are:

Non-identical to each other

Identical to each other

Non-identical to parents

Irrelevant to two identical daughter cells

#30. Yeast can progress through the cell cycle in about:

90 sec

90 min

90 hrs

90 yrs

Finish

Results

#1. The chromosomes align at the equator during

#2. Which of the following represents the most active stage of the cell cycle?

#3. The biosynthetic phase where cell organelles duplicate themselves is:

#4. What will be the total number of mitotic divisions required to form 64 daughter cells?

#5. In meiosis-I condensation and coiling of chromosomes starts during

#6. Crossing over occurs during

#7. The first phase of mitosis which follows interphase is:

#8. Bivalent chromosomes align themselves at the equator during

#9. The major checkpoint of the cell cycle is:

#10. Interphase is called the resting phase because:

#11. The nuclear envelope reassembles during

#12. The phase between two successive M phases is called:

#13. The cells which enter the G0 phase are typically:

#14. The chromosomes are shortest and thickest during:

#15. The sequence of events by which cells duplicate their genome synthesize other components and eventually distribute them into two daughter cells is called:

#16. The homologous chromosomes move towards the opposite poles during

#17. A type of cell division that reduces the chromosome number by half is called

#18. Terminalization of chiasmata occurs during

#19. The most dramatic period of the cell cycle is:

#20. Read the following statements: (a) Complete disintegration of the nuclear envelope marks the start of the second phase of mitosis. (b) Metaphase chromosome has two sister chromatids. Which of the following is correct?

#21. The nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear during:

#22. The number of chromosomes in the G1 phase is 36. The number of chromosomes in the S phase is:

#23. Chromosomes move towards the poles during

#24. M-phase begins with karyokinesis and ends with cytokinesis. Which phase marks the end of M-phase?

#25. In pachytene each tetrad contains

#26. The phase of the cell cycle which lasts more than 95% of the total duration is:

#27. A cell division in which a diploid somatic cell divides is:

#28. The mitotic spindle initiates during:

#29. Two daughter cells formed after mitosis are:

#30. Yeast can progress through the cell cycle in about:

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