This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Biology > Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division – Quiz 15 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 15 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In which phase of Meiosis does crossing-over happen? A) Prophase I. B) Anaphase I. C) Telophase I. D) Metaphase I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prophase I. 2. What is the main function of the protein p53 in the cell cycle? A) Cell communication. B) Positive regulation. C) Initiating apoptosis. D) Negative regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Initiating apoptosis. 3. Meiosis does not occur in A) Bacteria. B) Cyanobacteria. C) Plant cell. D) Both (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both (a) and (b). 4. Type of cell that forms gametes (egg and sperm) A) Prokaryotic Cell. B) Germ Cell. C) Bacterial Cell. D) Somatic Cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Germ Cell. 5. What is the role of cell division in maintaining the balance of cells in the body? A) To create new cells. B) To regulate cell growth. C) To eliminate old cells. D) To maintain genetic diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To regulate cell growth. 6. What is the uncontrolled growth and division of cells called? A) Cancer. B) Infection. C) Inflammation. D) Tumor. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cancer. 7. A(n) ..... is a stage in the eukaryotic cell cycle at which the cell examines internal and external cues and "decides" whether or not to move forward with division. A) Chromosome. B) Interphase. C) Checkpoint. D) Tumor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Checkpoint. 8. During interphase, ..... is replicated. A) DNA. B) ATP. C) RNA. D) FBI. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA. 9. Which stage of the cell cycle is MOST critical for ensuring that daughter cells are identical? A) G2. B) S. C) Prophase. D) G1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S. 10. Why would the cell supercoil/package DNA tightly into a chromosome? A) So it won't get tangled when the DNA is moved around during mitosis. B) So that bacteria can't find it. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) So it won't get tangled when the DNA is moved around during mitosis. 11. What are some common treatments for cancer? A) Acupuncture, herbal remedies, homeopathy, prayer, meditation, essential oils. B) Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, hormone therapy. 12. Responsible for making sure that the cell is ready to divide A) G0 checkpoint. B) G1 checkpoint. C) M checkpoint. D) G2 checkpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) G2 checkpoint. 13. Two Nuclear membranes form around chromosomes and begins to separate. A) Anaphase. B) Telophase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telophase. 14. Two new cells that result from mitosis and cytokinesis. A) Sister chromatids. B) Daughter cells. C) Centromere. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daughter cells. 15. An anther has 1200 pollen grains. How many PMCs must have been there to produce them? A) 300. B) 150. C) 1200. D) 2400. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 300. 16. In which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids line up on the equator of the cell? A) Telophase. B) Prophase. C) Metaphase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metaphase. 17. Spindle fibers shrink-2 nuclei form-cell wall begins to form (in plant cells) A) Metaphase. B) Prophase. C) Telophase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telophase. 18. What is the function of skeletal muscle? A) It causes bones to move when it contracts. B) It makes up the walls of the heart. C) It is found in the walls of blood vessels. D) It covers the ends of long bones and strengthens the trachea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It causes bones to move when it contracts. 19. What is a long muscle cell called? A) Cytokinesis. B) Fiber. C) Stem cell. D) Centromere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fiber. 20. Homologous chromosomes separate during A) Metaphase I. B) Metaphase II. C) Anaphase II. D) Anaphase I. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphase I. 21. What is the term for the programmed cell death that occurs as a normal part of development? A) Apoptosis. B) Proliferation. C) Mitosis. D) Necrosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Apoptosis. 22. During which phase of mitosis do the chromosomes separate and move towards opposite poles of the cell? A) Prophase. B) Anaphase. C) Telophase. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphase. 23. The points where two of the non-sister chromatids of a pair of homologous chromosomes cross each other are known as: A) Chromatids. B) Chiasmata. C) Centromeres. D) Kinetochore. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Chiasmata. 24. Lipids do not dissolve in water A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 25. In the G1 stage of the cell cycle, the cell A) Grows. B) Matures. C) Carries on normal activities. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 26. How many pairs of autosomes do humans have? A) 24. B) 21. C) 22. D) 23. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 22. 27. What is the term for the exchange of genetic material between homologous chromosomes? A) Translation. B) Transcription. C) Crossing over. D) Replication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crossing over. 28. What happens during G1 phase of the Cell Cycle? A) Cell Division. B) Prepares to divide. C) Cell Growth. D) Replicates (copies) DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell Growth. 29. G2-phase is also called A) Pre-mitotic gap phase. B) Post-mitotic gap phase. C) Only division. D) Synthetic phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pre-mitotic gap phase. 30. Which of the following cannot be attributed to Telophase? A) Chromatids return to chromatin fibers. B) Nucleolus reappears. C) Cytoplasmic organelles get evenly distributed in both daughter cells. D) Nuclear membrane reappears. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cytoplasmic organelles get evenly distributed in both daughter cells. 31. While in the womb, the webbed fingers of an embryo undergo programmed cell death, also known as ..... A) Cytokinesis. B) Apoptosis. C) Carcinogen. D) Stem cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apoptosis. 32. Satellite DNA is important because it: A) Codes for enzymes needed for DNA replication. B) Codes for proteins needed in cell cycle. C) Shows high degree of polymorphism in population and also the same degree of polymorphism in an individual, which is heritable from parents to children. D) Does not code for proteins and is same in all members of the population. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Shows high degree of polymorphism in population and also the same degree of polymorphism in an individual, which is heritable from parents to children. 33. Which statement is NOT true about interphase? A) It's the longest phase of the cell cycle. B) During interphase organelles duplicate. C) During interphase, the chromatin condenses into chromosomes. D) During interphase, DNA replicates. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) During interphase, the chromatin condenses into chromosomes. 34. The process of mitosis and cytokenesis produce two identical ..... A) Babies. B) Chromosomes. C) Daughter cells. D) Proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Daughter cells. 35. Which phase is the longest phase of mitosis? A) Telophase. B) Anaphase. C) Metaphase. D) Prophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prophase. 36. In which phase of mitosis does the chromosome appear L-shaped? A) Prophase. B) Metaphase. C) Telophase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphase. 37. Which is a type of Asexual Reproduction A) Cells. B) Sexual. C) Organism. D) Budding. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Budding. 38. Break pedal Inhibits uncontrolled cell divison A) Mutated tumor suppressor genes. B) Tumor Supressor genes. C) Oncogenes. D) Proto-oncogenes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tumor Supressor genes. 39. Which option below describes cytokinesis in animals? A) Plasma membrane fibers contract around the cell. B) The cell plate grows and joins the cell wall. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plasma membrane fibers contract around the cell. 40. The end of meiosis results in ..... to each other. A) 2 cells that are identical. B) 4 cells that are not identical. C) 2 cells that are not identical. D) 4 cells that are identical. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 cells that are not identical. 41. If a cell is exposed physical damage, what type of cell death would occur A) Necrosis. B) Apoptosis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Necrosis. 42. The growth phase of the cell cycle is called A) Anaphase. B) Interphase. C) Telophase. D) Prophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interphase. 43. Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase A) Mitosis. B) S. C) G2. D) Cytokinesis. E) G1. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitosis. 44. The milestone that defines anaphase is when the chromosomes / chromatids A) Line up. B) Separate. C) Are at opposite poles. D) Come together. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Separate. 45. Which is true about cellular transport and communication in large cells? A) It is more efficient. B) It is less efficient. C) There is no difference between large and small cells. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is less efficient. 46. Define apoptosis. A) Cell repair. B) DNA replication. C) Programmed cell death. D) Protein synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Programmed cell death. 47. A process during which the cytoplasm and it's contents divide A) Cell division. B) Cell cycle. C) Cytokinesis. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cytokinesis. 48. The two main phases of the cell cycle are: A) Interphase; telophase. B) Metaphase; mitotic. C) Interphase; mitotic. D) Metaphase;telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Interphase; mitotic. 49. If number of chromatids in G1 phase are 10, then the number of chromosomes are ..... in G1- A) 12. B) 20. C) 11. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 10. 50. Chromosomes condense from long stands into paired rod like structures. A) Prophase. B) Interphase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prophase. 51. Nerve cells are replaced: A) Every 2 weeks. B) 10 years. C) 300-500 days. D) Never. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Never. 52. A chromosome is packaged A) DNA. B) Carbohydrates. C) Lipids. D) Protein. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA. 53. What are the main stages of the cell cycle? A) Cell Growth, DNA Replication, Cell Division. B) Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis. C) G1 Phase, S Phase, G2 Phase. D) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis. 54. Maximum number of meiosis require to produce 40 seeds are- A) 45. B) 40. C) 50. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 50. 55. Which phase of mitosis is essentially the reverse of prophase in terms of nuclearChanges? A) Interphase. B) Telophase. C) Anaphase. D) S-phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telophase. 56. Why do organisms use the cell cycle? A) To make unique cells. B) To make sugar. C) To get energy. D) To grow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To grow. 57. Synthesis of histone proteins occurs in A) S phase. B) G$_{0 }$phase. C) Anaphase. D) G$_{1}$ phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) S phase. 58. In which stage of mitosis, chromosomes get arranged in equatorial plane? A) Metaphase. B) Telophase. C) Prophase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphase. 59. Fruit fly body cells have 8 chromosomes. After mitosis you would expect the resulting fruit fly daughter cells to have ..... chromosomes. A) 4. B) 46. C) 8. D) 16. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8. 60. What is referred to as the type of cell division that is responsible for the formation of gametes/sex cells? A) Meioisis. B) Mitosis. C) G1. D) Interphase. 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