Cell Cycle and Cell Division Biology Quiz for NEET

Results

#1. 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

#2. 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

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

Prophase

Interphase

Anaphase

Telophase

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

90 sec

90 min

90 hrs

90 yrs

#5. The initiation of condensation of chromatin material occurs in:

Prophase

Anaphase

Telophase

Metaphase

#6. Decondensation of chromosomes occurs during

Prophase

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

#7. 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

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

Metaphase

Prophase

Telophase

Anaphase

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

G1-S transition

S-G2 transition

G2-M transition

M-G1 transition

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

Karyokinesis

Prophase

Cytokinesis

Telophase

#11. Non-dividing cells enter the:

G1 phase

M phase

S phase

G0 phase

#12. The mitotic spindle initiates during:

Telophase

Anaphase

Prophase

Metaphase

#13. Mitosis occurs in:

Meristematic cells

Undifferentiated germ cells

Somatic cells

More than one option is correct

#14. 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

#15. Terminalization of chiasmata occurs during

Prophase I

Metaphase I

Diplotene

Telophase I

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

#17. Which type of cell division is called somatic cell division?

Meiosis I

Meiosis II

Reduction division

Mitosis

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

M phase

S phase

#19. Crossing over occurs during

Anaphase I

Leptotene

Diplotene

Pachytene

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

Anaphase I

Anaphase II

Leptotene

Pachytene

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

Zygote

Fertilized egg

Multinucleate condition

Embryo

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

A Syncytium

A Cell plate

A Monad

A Bivalent

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

Meiosis I

Meiosis II

Mitosis

Cytokinesis

#24. If the initial amount of DNA is 8 C, then after the S phase, the amount of DNA would be:

4 C

8 C

64 C

16 C

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

Metaphase

Anaphase

Telophase

Interphase

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

G1 phase

G2 phase

S phase

M phase

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

Metaphase

Leptotene

Diakinesis

Diplotene

#28. The chromosomes cluster at opposite poles and their identity is lost as discrete elements during

Telophase

Anaphase

Metaphase

Prophase

#29. The G1-S transition is regulated by:

Cyclins only

Cyclin-independent kinases

Mitotic cyclin and cdc2 kinase

G1 cyclins and cdc2 kinase

#30. The nuclear envelope reassembles during

Prophase

Telophase

Anaphase

Metaphase

Finish

Results

#1. Two daughter cells formed after mitosis are:

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

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

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

#5. The initiation of condensation of chromatin material occurs in:

#6. Decondensation of chromosomes occurs during

#7. Interphase is called the resting phase because:

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

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

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

#11. Non-dividing cells enter the:

#12. The mitotic spindle initiates during:

#13. Mitosis occurs in:

#14. 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?

#15. Terminalization of chiasmata occurs during

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

#17. Which type of cell division is called somatic cell division?

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

#19. Crossing over occurs during

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

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

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

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

#24. If the initial amount of DNA is 8 C, then after the S phase, the amount of DNA would be:

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

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

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

#28. The chromosomes cluster at opposite poles and their identity is lost as discrete elements during

#29. The G1-S transition is regulated by:

#30. The nuclear envelope reassembles during

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