Class 11 Biology MCQs Cell Cycle And Cell Division for NEET

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Cell Cycle And Cell Division Class 11 MCQs Questions with Answers

Golgi complex and endoplasmic reticulum cannot be seen during
(a) late telophase
(b) late prophase
(c) early anaphase
(d) late metaphase

Answer: (b) late prophase


Astral body are formed of
(a) Microtubules
(b) Intermediate filaments
(c) Microfilaments
(d) Microvilli

Answer: (a) Microtubules


Choose the correct sequence. A. Chromatin condensation B. Protein synthesis C. Duplication of centrioles D. Centrioles moves towards opposite poles
(a) C, A, B, D
(b) C, B, A, D
(c) C, D, B, A
(d) A, C, D, B

Answer: (b) C, B, A, D


If you are provided with root-tips of onion in your class and are asked to count the chromosomes which of the following stages can you most conveniently look into
(a) Prophase
(b) Anaphase
(c) Telophase
(d) Metaphase

Answer: (d) Metaphase


Which of the following is true of kineto-chores?
(a) They are organized so that there is one per sister chromatid in meiosis
(b) They are localized at the centromere of each chromosome
(c) They are the sites where microtubules attach to separate the chromosomes.
(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above


During which stages (or prophase I substages) of meiosis do you expect to find the bivalents and DNA replication respectively?
(a) Zygotene and S phase (of interphase prior to prophase I)
(b) Both
(c) Pachytene and interphase (just prior to prophase I)
(d) None of these

Answer: (a) Zygotene and S phase (of interphase prior to prophase I)


The major event that occurs during the anaphase of mitosis, which brings about the equal distribution of chromosomes, is
(a) splitting of the centromeres
(b) splitting of the chromatids
(c) replication of the genetic material
(d) condensation of the chromatin

Answer: (a) splitting of the centromeres


Arrange the following events of meiosis in the correct sequence: I. Terminalization II. Crossing over III. Synapsis IV. Disjunction of genomes The correct sequence is
(a) II, I, IV, III
(b) III, II, I, IV
(c) IV, III, II, I
(d) I, IV, III, II

Answer: (b) III, II, I, IV


What type of plant is formed when colchicine is used in the process of development of Raphanobrassica?
(a) Autotetraploid
(b) Haploid
(c) Triploid
(d) Allotetraploid

Answer: (d) Allotetraploid


Meiosis occurs for the human female in
(a) Pancreas
(b) Liver
(c) Ovary
(d) Kidney

Answer: (c) Ovary


How many chromosomes are there in onion root tip cell?
(a) 06
(b) 16
(c) 26
(d) 36

Answer: (b) 16


The number of chromatids in a chromosome at anaphase is
(a) 1 in mitosis and 2 in meiosis
(b) 2 each in mitosis and meiosis
(c) 2 in mitosis and 4 in meiosis
(d) 2 in mitosis and 1 in meiosis

Answer: (a) 1 in mitosis and 2 in meiosis


Four daughter cells formed after meiosis are
(a) genetically different
(b) multinucleate
(c) genetically similar
(d) anucleate

Answer: (a) genetically different


In which stage of the cell cycle histone proteins synthesized in a eukaryotic cell?
(a) During S-phase
(b) During entire prophase
(c) During telophase
(d) During G2 stage of prophase

Answer: (a) During S-phase


Choose the correct sequence. A. Pachytene B. Zygotene C. Leptotene D. Diakinesis E. Diplotene
(a) C, B, A, D, E
(b) C, A, B, E, D
(c) C, B, A, E, D
(d) D, B, C, E, A

Answer: (c) C, B, A, E, D


Cell division is initiated in plants by
(a) Cytokinin
(b) Abscisic acid
(c) Gibberellin
(d) Auxin

Answer: (a) Cytokinin


Which of the events listed below is not observed during mitosis?
(a) Chromatin condensation
(b) Movement of centrioles to opposite poles
(c) The appearance of chromosomes with two chromatids joined together at the centromere.
(d) Crossing over

Answer: (d) Crossing over


Lampbrush chromosomes are observed in
(a) Mitotic prophase
(b) Mitotic metaphase
(c) Meiotic metaphase
(d) Meiotic prophase

Answer: (d) Meiotic prophase


Synaptonemal complex dissolves in _____ stage.
(a) Zygotene
(b) Pachytene
(c) Diakinesis
(d) Diplotene

Answer: (d) Diplotene


Centromere is a constituent of
(a) Ribosome
(b) ER
(c) Chromosome
(d) Mitochondrion

Answer: (c) Chromosome


Which of the following cellular structures always disappears during mitosis and meiosis?
(a) Plasma membrane
(b) Nucleolus and nuclear envelope
(c) Plastids
(d) none of these

Answer: (b) Nucleolus and nuclear envelope


Recombination of genes occur at
(a) prophase I in meiosis
(b) prophase II in meiosis
(c) metaphase II in meiosis
(d) prophase in mitosis

Answer: (a) prophase I in meiosis


During which stage the chromosomes first become visible?
(a) Anaphase
(b) Metaphase
(c) Prophase
(d) Telophase

Answer: (c) Prophase


Karyokinesis is the term used for
(a) division of cytoplasm
(b) division of nucleoplasm
(c) division of nucleus
(d) separation of daughter chromosomes

Answer: (d) separation of daughter chromosomes


The S phase marks the period during which replication of DNA takes place. It is during this time that the content of DNA doubles, from
(a) 2C to 4C
(b) 4C to 2C
(c) (1n or 2n)
(d) (2n or 1n)

Answer: (a) 2C to 4C


Yeast cell can progress through all the four stages of the cell cycle in only about
(a) 60 minutes
(b) 90 minutes
(c) 30 minutes
(d) 45 minutes

Answer: (b) 90 minutes


The stage between two meiotic divisions is called interkinesis and
(a) Is generally short lived and followed by prophase II
(b) Involves duplication of genes and centrioles
(c) Is followed by prophase I
(d) Is long lived

Answer: (a) Is generally short lived and followed by prophase II


Which of the following is true of kineto-chores?
(a) They are organized so that there is one per sister chromatid in meiosis
(b) They are localized at the centromere of each chromosome
(c) They are the sites where microtubules attach to separate the chromosomes.
(d) All of the above

Answer: (d) All of the above


Hammerling’s experiments of Acetabularia involved exchanging
(a) cytoplasm
(b) nucleus
(c) rhizoid and stalk
(d) gametes

Answer: (b) nucleus


Cell plate grows from
(a) walls to the centre
(b) centre to the walls
(c) in patches
(d) simultaneously

Answer: (b) centre to the walls


In mitosis, nuclear envelope and nucleolus disappear during
(a) Metaphase
(b) Interphase
(c) Prophase
(d) Telophase

Answer: (c) Prophase


What is true about telophase stage?
(a) All of these
(b) Nuclear envelope, nucleolus, Golgi complex and ER reform
(c) Chromosomes cluster at opposite spindle poles
(d) Chromosomes lose their identity as discrete elements

Answer: (a) All of these


The major event that occurs during the anaphase of mitosis, which brings about the equal distribution of chromosomes, is
(a) splitting of the centromeres
(b) splitting of the chromatids
(c) replication of the genetic material
(d) condensation of the chromatin

Answer: (a) splitting of the centromeres


Balbiani rings (puffs) are sites of
(a) DNA replication
(b) RNA and protein synthesis
(c) synthesis of polysaccharides
(d) synthesis of lipids

Answer: (b) RNA and protein synthesis


Crossing over in diploid organism is responsible for
(a) dominance of genes
(b) linkage between genes
(c) segregation of alleles
(d) recombination of linked alleles

Answer: (d) recombination of linked alleles


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