This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Biology > Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 14 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At Which phase of meiosis there are two two cells, each with separated sister chromatids that have been moved to opposite spindle poles? A) Metaphase II. B) Anaphase I. C) Telophase I. D) Anaphase II. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphase II. 2. Cancer genes (floored gas predal, no breaks) Mutated proto-oncogenes, make proteins that cause the cell to divide more often (cause uncontrolled cell division) A) Oncogenes. B) Tumor Suppressor genes. C) Proto-oncogenes. D) Mutated tumor suppressor genes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Oncogenes. 3. Why would it be important to replicate DNA before a cell divides in mitosis or meiosis? A) In order for the DNA to be contained in the nucleus. B) In order for the cell to re-order the DNA sequencing in the new cells. C) In order for the cell to be able to increase in size. D) In order for the genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In order for the genetic information to be transferred into daughter cells. 4. The copied chromatin coils together tightly forming visible duplicated chromosomes A) Telophase. B) Anaphase. C) Metaphase. D) Prophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prophase. 5. Who are the scientists that discovered the structure of DNA? A) Garcia, Weir, and Lesh. B) Schleiden, Schwann, and Virchow. C) Watson, Crick, and Franklin. D) Anastasio, McConnell, and Gordon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Watson, Crick, and Franklin. 6. What is the role of guard cells in a plant? A) To absorb light. B) To control the opening and closing of stomata. C) To transport water to the leaves. D) To produce chlorophyll. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To control the opening and closing of stomata. 7. There are a TOTAL of ..... chromosomes in human body cells. A) Scientists don't know. B) 46. C) 23. D) 92. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 46. 8. Which places the stages of the cell cycle in order from beginning to the end? A) Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis. B) Cytokinesis, telophase, metaphase, anaphase, prophase, interphase. C) Telophase, metaphase, cytokinesis, anaphase, prophase, interphase. D) Prophase, interphase, anaphase, metaphase, cytokinesis, telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis. 9. If a gamete has 10 chromosomes then how many bivalents will be produced in its corresponding meiocyte during meiosis? A) 14. B) 18. C) 20. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10. 10. As a cell increases in size, the surface area to volume ratio ..... A) Increases. B) Decreases. C) Stays the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decreases. 11. Cell plate method of cytokinesis occur in cells of- A) Skin cell. B) Apical meristem. C) Morula in human. D) Bone marrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apical meristem. 12. What is the first phase of mitosis where chromatin condenses into chromosomes? A) Prophase. B) Telophase. C) Metaphase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prophase. 13. During Metaphase II, homologous chromosomes align at the center of the cell. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 14. TRUE OR FALSE:Cell division allows organisms to grow, repair damaged structures, and produce energy. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 15. Which of the following describes what takes place in the cell during prophase? A) Chromosomes pull apart to opposite ends of the cell. B) Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell. C) The cytoplasm is cut, forming two distinct cells. D) The nuclear membrane breaks down and disappears and chromatin condenses into chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The nuclear membrane breaks down and disappears and chromatin condenses into chromosomes. 16. Which phase occupies the maximum part of cell cycle? A) Meiotic phase. B) S phase. C) Inter phase. D) Mitotic phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inter phase. 17. Cytoplasm divides, forming 2 new cells (animals cell membrane pinch, plant cell plate forms to seperate/form cell walls) A) Telophase. B) Cytokinesis. C) G1. D) Interphase. E) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytokinesis. 18. Before the cell divides it makes a copy of each organelle. This enables the two new cells to function properly. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 19. What is the relationship between cell division and the passing of genetic information to daughter cells? A) Genetic information is passed on during cytokinesis. B) Genetic information is passed on during mitosis. C) Genetic information is not passed on during cell division. D) Genetic information is passed on during meiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Genetic information is passed on during cytokinesis. 20. FERTILIZATION OCCURS WHEN A) THE SPERM UNITES WITH THE EGG. B) THE SPERM UNDERGO MEIOSIS. C) THE EGG UNDERGOES MEIOSIS. D) THE EGG AND SPERM UNDERGOES MEIOSIS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) THE SPERM UNITES WITH THE EGG. 21. During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell grow? A) S phase. B) Cytokinesis. C) M phase. D) G1 phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) G1 phase. 22. True or false:All organs in your body are developed when cells multiply. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 23. Responsible for carrying instructions for growth, development and reproduction. A) DNA. B) Protein. C) Cancer. D) Bacteria/Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA. 24. Two identical chromosomes that make upa duplicated chromosome A) Sister chromatids. B) Centriole. C) Centromere. D) Sister chromatins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sister chromatids. 25. The term "meiosis" was given by A) Johannsen. B) Knoll and Ruska. C) A. Flemming. D) Farmer and Moore. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Farmer and Moore. 26. Unicellular organisms use the cell cycle to: A) Develop. B) Heal. C) Reproduce. D) All of the above. E) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 27. What is the primary purpose of somatic cell division? A) To replace old cells. B) To increase cell size. C) To create genetic diversity. D) To maintain cell size. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To replace old cells. 28. Mitosis results in the formation of ..... A) Two identical cells with all of the original chromosomes. B) Two different cells with half of the original chromosomes. C) Four identical cells with all of the original chromosomes. D) Four different cells with half of the original chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Two identical cells with all of the original chromosomes. 29. When an animal cell goes through cytokinesis, ..... A) A cell plate forms dividing the 2 new nuclei. B) The cell membrane pinches off the 2 new cells. C) 4 new cells are formed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The cell membrane pinches off the 2 new cells. 30. The "away" phase sister chromatids begin to seperate A) Metaphase. B) Anaphase. C) S. D) Prophase. E) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphase. 31. Where does a cell contain it's genetic material? A) Nucleolus. B) Nucleus. C) Cytoskeleton. D) Golgi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nucleus. 32. Meiosis ensures a constant amount of genetic material in future generations by reducing the number of chromosomes in the daughters cells to ..... that of a parent cell. A) $\frac{1}{3}$. B) $\frac{1}{2}$. C) $\frac{1}{4}$. D) $\frac{2}{3}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) $\frac{1}{2}$. 33. In mitosis, which is the longest phase- A) Metaphase. B) Anaphase. C) Prophase. D) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prophase. 34. What is programmed cell death known as? A) Interphase. B) Apoptosis. C) Cytokinesis. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apoptosis. 35. CROSSING OVER ALLOWS FOR WHAT TO HAPPEN? A) ALL CELLS TO STAY THE SAME. B) GENETIC VARIATION. C) REDUCTION OF CHROMOSOMES. D) CHROMOSOME NUMBER TO INCREASE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) GENETIC VARIATION. 36. Which of the following is the accurate sequence of phases in Interphase? A) Mitosis-cytokinesis-S phase-Go phase. B) G1-G2-S. C) S-G1-G2. D) G1-S-G2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) G1-S-G2. 37. Uncontrolled cell division which usually leads to tumors and disease is called: A) Cytokinesis. B) Diabetes. C) Cancer. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cancer. 38. What is the nondividing stage or resting stage of the cell cycle called? A) G2 Stage. B) G3 Stage. C) G0 Stage. D) G1 Stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G0 Stage. 39. When a patient's BLAST results have nucleotides in the wrong order compared to the non-mutated DNA (mutated) A) Deletion. B) Addition. C) Substitution. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Substitution. 40. Cell plate formation during cell division occurs in: A) Bacteria. B) Animal cell. C) Amoeba. D) Plant cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant cell. 41. What happens during G2 phase A) Cell divides. B) Checks for errors in DNA. C) DNA replication. D) Cell grows rapidly. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Checks for errors in DNA. 42. Aiden is learning about cell division in his biology class. He wants to know in which type of cells mitosis occurs. Can you help him? A) Somatic cells (body cells). B) Germ cells. C) Jail cells. D) Egg cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic cells (body cells). 43. Which stage of meiotic prophase shows terminalisation of chiasmata as its distinctive feature? A) Pachytene. B) Zygotene. C) Leptotene. D) Diakinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Diakinesis. 44. Humans have ..... pairs of chromosomes. A) 21. B) 23. C) 46. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 23. 45. Yeast cell divides once in approximately every A) 9 minutes. B) 90 minutes. C) 24 hours. D) 24 days. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 90 minutes. 46. The nucleus and its contents divide in what phase A) Prophase. B) Centromere. C) Metaphase. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitosis. 47. The stem "uni" means A) One. B) Beyond. C) Heat. D) Again. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) One. 48. Which phase in mitosis involves chromosomes moving to opposite sides of the cell? A) Metaphase. B) Prophase. C) Telophase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphase. 49. A cell produces more cells by first copying its ..... A) Centioles. B) Cell membranes. C) DNA. D) Chromatids. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA. 50. In this phase, the cell is preparing for the cell division of the mitotic phase. A) Go. B) G2. C) S. D) G1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G2. 51. The formation of cell plate in plant cells occurs during: A) Karyokinesis. B) Prophase. C) Cytokinesis. D) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cytokinesis. 52. Meiosis can be known as the phase in which the nucleus and its contents divide into 2 cells. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. The cell cycle control system A) Receives messages from the outside of the cell that influence cell division. B) Triggers and controls major events in the cell cycle. C) Is influenced by growth factors that bind to cell receptors. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 54. What is chromatin fiber? What does it constitute? A) Chromatin fiber is a complex of RNA and lipids:the basic structural unit of a chromosome. B) Chromatin fiber is a complex of DNA and histones:the basic structural unit of a chromosome. C) Chromatin fiber is a complex of DNA and lipids:the basic structural unit of a chromosome. D) Chromatin fiber is a complex of RNA and histones:the basic structural unit of a chromosome. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chromatin fiber is a complex of DNA and histones:the basic structural unit of a chromosome. 55. Cell prepares for division, DNA condenses into chromosomes A) S. B) G1. C) G0. D) G2. E) M. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) G2. 56. What happens in metaphase? (choose 1) A) New nuclei form. B) DNA lines up in middle. C) DNA splits apart. D) Cell divides. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA lines up in middle. 57. What process is where cells become different types of cells A) Tissue. B) Organ. C) Cell differentiation. D) Cell cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell differentiation. 58. Which is not a stage in interphase? A) S. B) G$_{1}$. C) Mitosis. D) G$_{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitosis. 59. Which of the following describes what takes place in the cell during cytokinesis? A) Chromosomes pull apart to opposite ends of the cell. B) Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell. C) The cytoplasm is cut, forming two distinct cells. D) The nuclear membrane breaks down and disappears and chromatin condenses into chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cytoplasm is cut, forming two distinct cells. 60. Crossing over occurs during which stage of Meiosis? A) Metaphase II. B) Prophase I. C) Metaphase I. D) Prophase II. 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