This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Biology > Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division – Quiz 13 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 13 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In this phase cell has quantity of DNA in each cell is 4C A) G2. B) Metaphase. C) S. D) G1. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) S. 2. Which of the following is not a characteristic feature during mitosis in somatic cells? A) Spindle fibres. B) Chromosome movement. C) Disappearance of nucleolus. D) Synapsis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Synapsis. 3. What disorder results when human body cells experience UNCONTROLLED growth? A) Cellulitis. B) Diabetes. C) Cancer. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cancer. 4. Cell division illustrates the part of the cell theory that says all cells come from pre-existing cells. True or False A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. At metaphase of mitosis, each chromosome consists of ..... chromatid(s) ..... centromere(s). A) 2, 2. B) 2, 1. C) 4, 1. D) 4, 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2, 1. 6. The result of meiosis is four haploid daughter cells. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 7. What is the division of the cytoplasm to form two separate daughter cells called? A) Cytokinesis. B) Interphase. C) Metaphase. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytokinesis. 8. Cell division of BODY cells (everything but sperm and egg) A) Telophase. B) Cytokinesis. C) Mitosis. D) Genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitosis. 9. What is the plant equivalent of epithelial tissue? A) Meristematic tissue. B) Ground tissue. C) Vascular tissue. D) Epidermal tissue. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Epidermal tissue. 10. What occurs during G1? A) Checkpoint after S phase. B) Chromosomes line up at the equator. C) The cell grows and develops. D) Spindle fibers separate chromosomes to opposite poles of the cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cell grows and develops. 11. What is the phase of mitosis where the nuclear envelope breaks down and the chromosomes condense? A) Interphase. B) Telophase. C) Prophase. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prophase. 12. Assertion (A):Anaphase is one of the shortest phases of mitosis. Reason (R):Chromosomes align at the equatorial plane of the cell during anaphase. A) A is true and R is false. B) A is false and R is true. C) Both A and R are true. D) Both A and R are false. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A is true and R is false. 13. What is Interphase? A) Structure that holds the sister chromatids together. B) The phase of the cell cycle in which the nucleus and its contents divide. C) The phase in which the cytoplasm and its contents divide. D) The period during the cell cycle of a cell's growth and development. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The period during the cell cycle of a cell's growth and development. 14. In a biology class, Zoe, Benjamin, and Arjun are learning about cell division. They learn that during Prophase, centrioles form ..... A) Chromatin. B) Spindle Fibers. C) Chromosomes. D) Sister Chromatids. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Spindle Fibers. 15. A cleavage furrow appears and the cytoplasm is divided. Two identical diploid cells are created. A) Telophase. B) Cytokinesis. C) Metaphase. D) Interphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytokinesis. 16. The process by which a cell nucleus divides is called: A) Mitosis. B) Cell cycle. C) Interphase. D) Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitosis. 17. The cell cycle allows an organism to ..... its number of cells A) Increase. B) Decrease. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increase. 18. The phase when chromosomes unravel and a new nuclear envelope forms. A) Anaphase. B) Prophase. C) Telophase. D) Cell cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telophase. 19. When a cell's surface area to volume ratio is too low, A) Diffusion of nutrients within the cell is too slow. B) Diffusion of waste products out of the cell is too slow. C) Movement of signals within the cell is too slow. D) All answers are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All answers are correct. 20. What type of cells undergo mitosis in animals? A) Diploid somatic cells. B) Gametes. C) All cells. D) Haploid cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Diploid somatic cells. 21. What part of the cell cycle prevents movement to the next stage of the cell cycle unless a requirement is met A) G1. B) Regulation point. C) M. D) Cyclin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulation point. 22. The time it takes to complete a cell cycle depends on the type of cell that is dividing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. If a cell cycle lasts 100 hours, about ..... are spent in interphase. A) 10 hours. B) 50 hours. C) 90 hours. D) 25 hours. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 90 hours. 24. What is the S phase in the cell cycle? A) The phase where cells divide into two daughter cells. B) The phase where the cell undergoes apoptosis. C) The phase where the cell prepares for mitosis. D) The phase where DNA is replicated. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The phase where DNA is replicated. 25. What occurs during anaphase? A) Sister chromatids separate. B) Chromosomes condense. C) Chromosomes align. D) Nuclear envelope reforms. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sister chromatids separate. 26. Which of the following lists the phases of Mitosis in the correct order? A) Telophase, anaphase, prophase, and metaphase. B) Anaphase, prophase, telophase, and metaphase. C) Prophase, anaphase, metaphase, and telophase. D) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase. 27. What is the end result of mitosis? A) 2 identical gametes (sex cells). B) 2 identical daughter cells. C) 4 identical daughter cells. D) 2 daughter cells with different genetic information. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 identical daughter cells. 28. Read the following statements.(i) In mitotic cell division chromosome number is halved.(ii) Centromere is the point where two sister chromatids are held together (iii) The period between two successive mitotic divisions is known as telophase.(iv) In G$_{1}$ phase of cell cycle protein and RNA are synthesised.Which of the above given statement are correct A) (i) and (iii) only. B) (ii) and (iii) only. C) (i) and (iv) only. D) (ii) and (iv) only. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (ii) and (iv) only. 29. What causes genetic variation in meiosis? A) Separation of chromosomes. B) Crossing over of chromosomes. C) Chromosomes pulling apart. D) Chromosomes lining up. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Crossing over of chromosomes. 30. Astral spindle formation is visible in cell of- A) Lateral meristem in Dicot. B) Stem cells in human. C) Intercalary meristem of dicot. D) Vascular cambium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Stem cells in human. 31. The cell cycle is regulated by this A) Cyclins. B) Stem cells. C) Cyclin-dependent kinases. D) Both cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both cyclins and cyclin-dependent kinases. 32. During the "s" phase of the cell cycle, DNA is duplicated. Why is this important? A) Allows for each daughter cell to be genetically DIFFERENT. B) Allows for each daughter cell to be genetically IDENTICAL. C) Allows for each daughter cell to have 2X the amount of DNA as the parent cell. D) Allows for each daughter cell to have half the amount of DNA as the parent cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Allows for each daughter cell to be genetically IDENTICAL. 33. Which of the following is NOT a stage of the cell cycle? A) Interphase. B) Metaphase. C) Cytokinesis. D) Prophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cytokinesis. 34. What is the G1 phase in the cell cycle? A) The phase where DNA is replicated. B) The first gap phase where the cell grows and synthesizes proteins. C) The phase where the cell divides into two daughter cells. D) The phase where the cell prepares for mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The first gap phase where the cell grows and synthesizes proteins. 35. During which phase of mitosis does the nuclear envelope and nucleoli reappear? A) S. B) Prophase. C) Telophase. D) G$_{1}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telophase. 36. Which of the following options lists the stages of mitosis in the correct order? A) Metaphase, prophase, telophase, anaphase. B) Prophase, metaphase, telophase, anaphase. C) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. D) Telophase, prophase, anaphase, metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase. 37. What effect does crossing over has in terms of traits of offspring? A) Results in identical traits of offsprings. B) Causes variation in the traits of offsprings. C) It really does nothing to the traits of offspring. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Causes variation in the traits of offsprings. 38. Consider the following statement-S-I Chromosome is fully condensed in MetaphaseS-II Chromosome is visible in ProphaseMark the correct option A) Only S-I is correct. B) Only S-II is correct. C) Both S-I and S-II are correct. D) Both S-I and S-II are wrong. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both S-I and S-II are correct. 39. The chromosomes align along the equatorial plane of the cell in: A) Metaphase. B) Anaphase. C) Prophase. D) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphase. 40. What is the structure responsible for producing spindle fibers during mitosis? A) Chromosome. B) Centromere. C) Centriole. D) Chromatid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Centriole. 41. Whats the phase that happens before telophase phase? A) Prophase. B) Telophase. C) Anaphase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphase. 42. What is an unspecialized cell that develops into many different cell types called? A) Stem cell. B) Mitosis. C) Cell differentiation. D) Cell cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stem cell. 43. A human cell has 46 chromosomes before mitotic division. How many chromosomes will the daughter cells after mitosis. A) 46. B) 92. C) 23. D) 12. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 46. 44. Following the mitosis cell cycle, ..... daughter cells are produced which are genetically ( identical to / different from ) the original parent cell. A) 2 ; different. B) 2 ; identical. C) 4 ; different. D) 4 ; identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 ; identical. 45. What is the longest stage of the cell cycle called (cells can spend over 90% of their time in this phase)? A) M phase. B) Cytokinesis. C) Interphase. D) G1 Phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interphase. 46. Centrioles pull the chromosomes apart towards the opposite sides of the cell describes: A) Anaphase. B) Prophase. C) Telophase. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphase. 47. The period during the cell cycle of a cell's growth and development. A cell spends most of its life in this process. A) Mitosis. B) Interphase. C) Anaphase. D) Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interphase. 48. The discontinuous process of adding new DNA to the lagging strand so the DNA polymerase can build away from the replication fork A) Okazaki fragments. B) Helicase. C) DNA Polymerase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Okazaki fragments. 49. What aligns chromosomes in the middle of the cell then, when they seperate to each side of the cell, they break apart the chromosomes A) Spindle fibers. B) Chromatin. C) Chromatids. D) Centromeres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spindle fibers. 50. By the end of prophase, each of the following has occured except ..... A) Disappearing of the nucleus. B) Lining up of the chromosomes at the equator. C) Tighter coiling of the chromosomes. D) Breaking down of the nuclear envelope. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lining up of the chromosomes at the equator. 51. What is the significance of the metaphase checkpoint in the cell cycle? A) It ensures DNA replication is complete. B) It initiates cell division. C) It repairs DNA damage. D) It checks for chromosome alignment. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It checks for chromosome alignment. 52. What structure(s) allows chromosomes to separate and move during mitosis? A) Spindle. B) Chromatids. C) Nuclear envelope. D) Centrioles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spindle. 53. The synthesis (S) phase is characterized by A) Cell division. B) Replication of organelles. C) DNA replication. D) The division of cytoplasm. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA replication. 54. What is the correct term for "the sequence of stages of growth and division that a cell undergoes" ? A) Cell. B) Cell plate. C) Centriole. D) Cell cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell cycle. 55. What is the term for the number of total donated chromosomes for each parent? A) Haploid. B) Homologous pair. C) 23 Chromosomes. D) Diploid. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23 Chromosomes. 56. If a parent cell has 88 chromosomes, following MITOSIS, the daughter cells will have ..... chromosomes. A) 42. B) 88. C) Impossible to know. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 88. 57. Cytokinesis results in the production of two of these. A) Daughter Cells. B) Clone cells. C) Twin cells. D) Centrioles. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Daughter Cells. 58. During which stage of interphase does cell growth occur and the production of more organelles occur. A) G2 Phase. B) S Phase. C) G1 Phase. D) C Phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G1 Phase. 59. The time between cell divisions in the life cycle of the cell is called A) Anaphase. B) Prophase. C) Metaphase. D) Interphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Interphase. 60. The offspring of an organism produced through asexual reproduction is always- A) Genetically identical to its parent. B) Created by vegetative propagation. C) Made of cells with a cell wall. D) Different from its siblings. 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