This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Biology > Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division – Quiz 19 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 19 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is the longest phase of meiotic prophase I? A) Leptotene. B) Pachytene. C) Zygotene. D) Diplotene. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pachytene. 2. During anaphase 1 of meiosis? A) Homologous chromosomes separate. B) Sister chromatids separate. C) Non-sister chromatids separate. D) Nonhomologous autosomes separate. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Homologous chromosomes separate. 3. The stage of mitosis where the sister chromatids separate: A) Metaphase. B) Anaphase. C) Prophase. D) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphase. 4. Why is the cell cycle so important? A) Because it helps for growth and develop. B) Because it replaces cells that are old or damaged. C) Because it produces new cells. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Name the 3 checkpoints of the cell cycle A) Anaphase checkpoint, mitosis/metaphase checkpoint, and telophase checkpoint. B) Interphase checkpoint, S phase checkpoint, and M phase checkpoint. C) G1 checkpoint, G2 checkpoint, and S phase checkpoint. D) G1 checkpoint, G2 checkpoint, and mitosis/metaphase checkpoint. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) G1 checkpoint, G2 checkpoint, and mitosis/metaphase checkpoint. 6. Where are stomata primarily located in a plant? A) Wholly or mostly on the lower epidermis. B) Throughout the plant body. C) On the upper epidermis. D) Inside the leaf veins. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wholly or mostly on the lower epidermis. 7. Regular pattern of growth / DNA duplication / cell division(occurs in Eukaryotic cells-with a nucleus) A) Metaphase. B) Replication. C) Chromosomes. D) Cell Cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cell Cycle. 8. What occurs after cytokinesis is completed? A) The cell enters G2. B) The cell organizes its microtubules. C) The cell begins to replicate its DNA. D) The cell enters G1. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cell enters G1. 9. PMAT helps us remember the correct order of the phases of Mitosis. Which of the following has the phases of Mitosis in the correct Order A) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. B) Anaphase, Telophase, Prophase, Telophase. C) Interphase, Mitosis, Cytokinesis. D) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. 10. What is the role of microtubules during anaphase? A) They pull sister chromatids to opposite poles. B) They break down the mitotic spindle. C) They condense the chromatids. D) They reform the nuclear envelopes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They pull sister chromatids to opposite poles. 11. The G in G$_{1}$ and G$_{2}$ stands for ..... A) Gap. B) Growth. C) Gap/growth. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gap/growth. 12. Chemotherapy can also target what other type of cells? A) Hair Follicles. B) Heart. C) Stomach. D) Brain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hair Follicles. 13. During mitosis ER and nucleolus begin to disappear at A) Early prophase. B) Late metaphase. C) Early metaphase. D) Late prophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Late prophase. 14. What is the main reason for cancer cells becoming uncontrolled and dividing too frequently? A) Genetic links in families. B) Excessive cell division. C) Inability to carry out normal cell functions. D) Lack of communication with healthy cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Excessive cell division. 15. Why do we need meiosis? A) To double the number of chromosomes going into sex cells. B) To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells. C) To triple the number of chromosomes going into sex cells. D) To not change the number of chromosomes going into sex cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To halve the number of chromosomes going into sex cells. 16. Phase in which sister chromatids are pulled apart by spindle microtubules; 2 sets of daughter chromosomes created A) Telophase. B) Anaphase. C) Prophase. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Anaphase. 17. Which is NOT a purpose of the cell cycle? A) Repair. B) Replace. C) Growth. D) Decrease. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decrease. 18. List the phases of mitosis in order. A) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, prometaphase, cytokinesis. B) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, prometaphase, telophase, cytokinesis. C) Prophase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis, prometaphase. D) Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prophase, prometaphase, metaphase, anaphase, telophase, cytokinesis. 19. -Ensures cell grew to the correct size in G1-Ensures the cell is ready for DNA replication in S A) M checkpoint. B) G2 checkpoint. C) G1 checkpoint. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G1 checkpoint. 20. What is the function of the phloem in plants? A) It is responsible for the transport of water and minerals from the roots to the leaves. B) It provides structural support to the plant. C) It is responsible for the transport of organic nutrients throughout the plant. D) It is the site of photosynthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is responsible for the transport of organic nutrients throughout the plant. 21. The genome of onion has 8 chromosomes (n = 8). In a root tip cell undergoing anaphase the number of chromosomes will be- A) 16. B) 8. C) 32. D) Indetermine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 32. 22. Which process is responsible for the actual division of the cytoplasm? A) Cytokinesis. B) Prophase. C) Interphase. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytokinesis. 23. Which of the following is represented by chromosomes lining up in the middle (on the equator) of the cell? A) Prophase. B) Metaphase. C) Telophase. D) Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphase. 24. During a biology class, Charlotte, Noah, and Evelyn were discussing the stages of the cell cycle. They were trying to determine which stage is the longest. Which stage did they conclude is the longest? A) Interphase. B) Mitosis. C) Cytokinesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interphase. 25. Humans have 46 chromosomes, which means we have ..... of chromosomes. A) 20 pairs. B) 56 pairs. C) 23 pairs. D) 46 pairs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23 pairs. 26. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING ORGANELLE HAS THE ROLE TO INITIATE AND REGULATE CELL DIVISION IN ANIMAL CELLS? A) CENTROSOME. B) LYSOSOMES. C) GOLGI BODIES. D) SER. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) CENTROSOME. 27. What is the abbreviation for the Resting Phase in the cell cycle? A) M. B) G0. C) G1. D) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G0. 28. Cell with constant amount of DNA in cell cycle is in ..... phase- A) G1 and S. B) G1 and G2. C) S and M. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G1 and S. 29. What is the function of the spindle fibers during mitosis? A) To separate sister chromatids. B) To form the nuclear envelope. C) To assist in cytokinesis. D) To replicate DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To separate sister chromatids. 30. Chromosomes contain what? A) DNA. B) GNC. C) FBI. D) RNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) DNA. 31. Simon looks at an image of a slide and notices that all of the chromosomes are lined up in along the middle of the cell. He is likely looking at a cell that is in A) Metaphase. B) Anaphase. C) Telophase. D) Prophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphase. 32. During which phase of mitosis does the spindle apparatus disappear? A) Anaphase. B) Telophase. C) Metaphase. D) Interphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telophase. 33. Scarlett, Hannah, and Samuel are studying the cell cycle in their biology class. They are discussing how the cell cycle divides. What is the correct order of the phases? A) InterphaseMitosisCytokinesis. B) MitosisInterphaseCytokinesis. C) CytokinesisMitosisInterphase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) InterphaseMitosisCytokinesis. 34. Among the following, the term that includes the others is ..... A) Cell cycle. B) Interphase. C) Nuclear division. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cell cycle. 35. What are the two main stages of cell division? A) Mitosis and cytokinesis. B) Meiosis and apoptosis. C) Prophase and telophase. D) Interphase and anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mitosis and cytokinesis. 36. Which part of the cell cycle is divided into prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase? A) Interphase. B) Mitosis. C) Cytokinesis. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mitosis. 37. What are the four phases of mitosis? A) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. B) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Cytokinesis. C) Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Telophase. D) Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. 38. Cells spend the majority of their lives in A) Gap 2. B) Interphase. C) Mitosis. D) Synthesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interphase. 39. The phase of mitosis when chromosomes align in themiddle is called ..... A) Telophase. B) Metaphase. C) Prophase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphase. 40. 2 ..... make up a chromosome A) Sister chromatids. B) Sister chromatins. C) Sister centromeres. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sister chromatids. 41. What happens in Growth Phase 2 (G2) A) Growth of:organelles. B) Growth of:energyproteins. C) Growth of:more proteinsorganelles energy. D) Growth of:enzymesorganelles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Growth of:more proteinsorganelles energy. 42. Liquid endosperm in coconut is resulted due to- A) Karyokinesis twice followed by single cytokinesis. B) Karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis. C) Failure of karyokinesis followed by cytokinesis. D) Karyokinesis followed by cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Karyokinesis is not followed by cytokinesis. 43. Humans have 22 pairs of ..... and 1 pair of sex chromosomes A) Gametes. B) Genes. C) Autosomes. D) Phalanges. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Autosomes. 44. DNA replication in bacteria occurs A) ) During S-phase. B) Within nucleolus. C) Just before transcription. D) Prior to fission. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Prior to fission. 45. The spindle fibers begin to disappear; the chromosomes begin to uncoil. A) Anaphase. B) Prophase. C) Telophase. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Telophase. 46. ..... is a basic protein responsible for the assembling of an intricate network known as nucleosome: A) Pyrimidine. B) Transcription factors. C) Histone. D) Purine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Histone. 47. What is the fifth stage of mitosis and cell division? A) Telophase. B) Anaphase. C) Prophase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Telophase. 48. What is the name given to the two new cells formed at the end of cell division? A) Mother cell. B) Sister chromatids. C) Chromatin. D) Daughter cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daughter cells. 49. Where the old DNA strands split, unwinds as the DNA replicates A) Helicase. B) DNA Polymerase. C) Okazaki fragments. D) Replication fork. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Replication fork. 50. Anaphase I is marked by- A) Movement of homologous chromosomes toward their respective pole. B) Centromere division. C) Sister chromatids remain associated at centromere. D) A and c. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A and c. 51. What happens in Interphase? A) The cells are at rest before the active division phase starts. B) The cells are producing more nuclei. C) The cells are synthesizing DNA, RNA, and proteins. D) The cells all go into G0 phase and withdraw from the cell cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cells are synthesizing DNA, RNA, and proteins. 52. What threadlike structures rip chromatids apart and pull them back to the centrioles? A) Spindle Fibers. B) Ribosomes. C) Zygotes. D) Centromeres. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Spindle Fibers. 53. Mature human muscle cells and nerve cells A) Become cancerous more easily. B) Continue to divide throughout their life. C) Are permanently in a state of non-division. D) Remain undifferentiated unless an injury occurs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Are permanently in a state of non-division. 54. What might be a reason for a cell to divide? A) Growth. B) Repair of damaged cells. C) Replacement of dying cells. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 55. Cells need to produce new cells in order to ..... A) Create new chromosomes. B) Replace cells that have died. C) Release energy from food. D) Obtain energy from sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Replace cells that have died. 56. Human cells in culture show a cell cycle to be completed in approximately A) 42 hours. B) 24 seconds. C) 24 hours. D) 24 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 24 hours. 57. In mitosis cells are genetically ..... , but in meiosis cells are genetically ..... A) Diverse, identical. B) Identical, diverse/different. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Identical, diverse/different. 58. The cell that is produced from mitosis is called the A) Parent cell. B) Daughter cell. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daughter cell. 59. What is the term for the phase where the cell individually itself grows? A) G2 phase. B) M phase. C) G1 phase. D) S phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G1 phase. 60. If a cell undergoes programmed cell death, what type of cell death would occur A) Necrosis. B) Apoptosis. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Apoptosis. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 11 QuizzesClass 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 1Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 2Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 3Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 4Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 5Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 6Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 7Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books