Cell Cycle and Cell Division Biology Quiz for NEET

Results

#1. Terminalization of chiasmata occurs during

Prophase I

Metaphase I

Diplotene

Telophase I

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

Mitosis

Multiple fission

Fragmentation

Meiosis

#3. Agglutination of chromosomes is caused by

Mustard gas

Ribonuclease

Leptotene

Chalones

#4. 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

#5. Mitosis occurs in:

Meristematic cells

Undifferentiated germ cells

Somatic cells

More than one option is correct

#6. DNA replication occurs in:

S phase

G1 phase

G2 phase

M phase

#7. Bivalent chromosomes align themselves at the equator during

Metaphase I

Prophase I

Metaphase II

Anaphase II

#8. Chromosomes move towards the poles during

Prophase

Metaphase

Telophase

Anaphase

#9. A single cell containing a large number of nuclei is called

A Syncytium

A Cell plate

A Monad

A Bivalent

#10. The nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear during:

Anaphase

Interphase

Telophase

Prophase

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

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

Interphase

#12. The mitotic spindle initiates during:

Telophase

Anaphase

Prophase

Metaphase

#13. The chromosomes are shortest and thickest during:

Anaphase

Metaphase

Telophase

Interphase

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

Metaphase

Leptotene

Diakinesis

Diplotene

#15. In pachytene each tetrad contains

Two chromatids

One chromatid

Four chromatids

Three chromatids

#16. 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

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

G1 phase

G2 phase

S phase

M phase

#18. What will be the amount of DNA in meiosis II products if a meiocyte contains 30 pg of DNA in the G₁ phase?

30 pg

60 pg

15 pg

120 pg

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

Prophase

Interphase

Anaphase

Telophase

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

Meiosis I

Meiosis II

Mitosis

Cytokinesis

#21. The point of attachment of microtubules on the chromosome is called

Centromere

Kinetochore

Chromatid

Spindle

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

#23. 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

#24. The nuclear envelope reassembles during

Prophase

Telophase

Anaphase

Metaphase

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

G1-S transition

S-G2 transition

G2-M transition

M-G1 transition

#26. Crossing over occurs during

Anaphase I

Leptotene

Diplotene

Pachytene

#27. Which phase synthesizes enzymes required during the S phase?

M phase

S phase

#28. The morphology of the chromosomes is studied during

Metaphase

Interphase

Prophase

Telophase

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

Metaphase

Anaphase

Prophase

Interphase

#30. If karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis what condition arises?

Zygote

Fertilized egg

Multinucleate condition

Embryo

Finish

Results

#1. Terminalization of chiasmata occurs during

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

#3. Agglutination of chromosomes is caused by

#4. Interphase is called the resting phase because:

#5. Mitosis occurs in:

#6. DNA replication occurs in:

#7. Bivalent chromosomes align themselves at the equator during

#8. Chromosomes move towards the poles during

#9. A single cell containing a large number of nuclei is called

#10. The nucleolus and nuclear membrane disappear during:

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

#12. The mitotic spindle initiates during:

#13. The chromosomes are shortest and thickest during:

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

#15. In pachytene each tetrad contains

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

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

#18. What will be the amount of DNA in meiosis II products if a meiocyte contains 30 pg of DNA in the G₁ phase?

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

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

#21. The point of attachment of microtubules on the chromosome is called

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

#23. 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?

#24. The nuclear envelope reassembles during

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

#26. Crossing over occurs during

#27. Which phase synthesizes enzymes required during the S phase?

#28. The morphology of the chromosomes is studied during

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

#30. If karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis what condition arises?

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