This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 11 > Science > Biology > Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The result of meiosis is: A) Two diploid cells. B) Four haploid cells. C) Four diploid cells. D) Two haploid cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Four haploid cells. 2. The "jelly-like" liquid that fills the cell: A) Cytoplasm. B) Chromatin. C) Nucleolus. D) Cell Membrane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cytoplasm. 3. What is the correct order of the phases of mitosis? A) Pelophase, Motophase, Anaphase, Trophase. B) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. C) Metaphase, Anaphase, Prophase, Telophase,. D) Telophase, Anaphase, Prophase, Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase. 4. What does (i) and (ii) represent in the given flowchart?Parent cell M-I 2 Daughter cells M-II 4 Daughter cells $\rightarrow$ (i) $\rightarrow$ (ii)(2n) A) (i) = 2n, (ii) = 2n. B) (i) = n, (ii) = 2n. C) (i) = 2n, (ii) = n. D) (i) = n, (ii) = n. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) (i) = n, (ii) = n. 5. Asexual reproduction produces genetically identical individuals because- A) It involves chromosome replication without cytokinesis. B) No meiosis or fertilization takes place. C) Chromosome do not have to replicate. D) The only cell division that occurs in meiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No meiosis or fertilization takes place. 6. What is a eukaryotic cell with membrane-bound structures called? A) Cytokinesis. B) Centromere. C) Interphase. D) Complex. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Complex. 7. During prophase of mitosis, each chromosome of a eukaryotic cell consists of a pair of identical structures called A) Chromatid. B) DNA transcript. C) Sister chromosomes. D) Sister chromatids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sister chromatids. 8. How is cytokinesis different in plant cells vs. animal cells? A) In plant cells, cytokinesis uses a cleavage furrow. In animal cells, cytokinesis uses a cell plate. B) In plant cells, cytokinesis happens once, in animal cells cytokinesis happens twice. C) In plant cells, cytokinesis happens twice, in animal cells cytokinesis happens once. D) In plant cells, cytokinesis uses a cell plate. In animal cells, cytokinesis uses a cleavage furrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In plant cells, cytokinesis uses a cell plate. In animal cells, cytokinesis uses a cleavage furrow. 9. Checks for seperation errors (before it seperates completely) A) G1 checkpoint (checks after G1). B) G2 (after G2-phase) checkpoint. C) Mitosis checkpoint (before cytokinesis). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitosis checkpoint (before cytokinesis). 10. Spindle fibers get attached to centromere of the chromosome in which of the following stage? A) Prophase. B) Telophase. C) Anaphase. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Metaphase. 11. DEFINE:What is replication? A) Process in which DNA is copied. B) When the nucleus divides. C) A type of photosynthesis. D) Final stage of the cell cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Process in which DNA is copied. 12. How do some chemicals increase a person's risk of getting cancer? A) By causing a decrease in immune response. B) By increasing toxins in the skin. C) By causing a vitmain D deficiency. D) Damages genes that control cell cycle regulation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Damages genes that control cell cycle regulation. 13. What is the significance of random fertilization in the context of genetic variation? A) It ensures that each zygote will be genetically identical. B) It reduces the number of possible combinations of genes. C) It guarantees that gametes from the same parent will fuse. D) It contributes to the uniqueness of each zygote. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It contributes to the uniqueness of each zygote. 14. What is the process by which a cell divides into two daughter cells? A) Cell fusion. B) Cell growth. C) Cell division. D) Cell replication. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell division. 15. Which best explains why it is dangerous for a cell to become too large? A) It will require far less energy than a normal sized cell. B) It may crowd out other cells. C) It will be unable to produce enough lipids for its plasma membrane. D) Its volume exceeds its surface area, making transport difficult. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Its volume exceeds its surface area, making transport difficult. 16. What stage of the cell cycle involves the cell going through protein synthesis needed for DNA replication A) G1. B) G0. C) G-TD. D) G2. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G1. 17. Which of the following has the fastest rate of cell division? A) Skin. B) Brain. C) Blood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skin. 18. Put the following stages of the cell cycle in order:G2, S, G1, M. A) G1, M, G2, S. B) G1, S, G2, M. C) M, G1, S, G2. D) S, G1, G2, M. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) G1, S, G2, M. 19. The cellular process of creating two new DNA molecules from one original copy is called replication. Which statement is the BEST description of this process? A) DNA opens up and RNA copies it. B) DNA opens up and completely unwinds to make two new molecules. C) DNA opens up and each strand is used as a template for a new strand. D) RNA opens up the DNA and uses each strand as a template for a new strand. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) DNA opens up and each strand is used as a template for a new strand. 20. Phases of the cell cycle:How many stages are in the Mitotic Phase? A) 3. B) 2. C) 4. D) 1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2. 21. If number of chromosomes in G1 phase is 32 then the number of chromatids is ..... in G2- A) 16. B) 64. C) 32. D) 24. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 64. 22. During a biology class, Avery, Mason, and Arjun were discussing cell division. They were trying to figure out which part of the cell cycle results in the splitting of the new cells. Can you help them? A) Mitosis. B) Cytokinesis. C) Metaphase. D) Interphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytokinesis. 23. Chromatin refers to DNA that is ..... A) Old and needs to be dissolved. B) Completely unwound and ready for replication. C) Tightly bound into chromosome-like structures. D) Relaxed like a bowl of spaghetti. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Relaxed like a bowl of spaghetti. 24. If amount of DNA in endosperm cell of an angiosperm is 30 picogram, then what would be the amount of DNA in G2 phase of a mitocyte of meristem in picogram? A) 20. B) 60. C) 40. D) 50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 40. 25. Why would a cell want to make more enzymes? In what phase would the enzyme be used? A) To help with making proteins in S phase. B) To help with making proteins in G2 phase. C) To help with DNA replication in G2 phase. D) To help with DNA replication in S phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To help with DNA replication in S phase. 26. A duplication process of cells A) Metaphase. B) Prophase. C) Telophase. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitosis. 27. The cells that do not divide further, exit G$_{1}$ phase to enter an inactive stage called ..... of the cell cycle. A) G$_{0}$ stage. B) M stage. C) S stage. D) G$_{2}$ stage. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G$_{0}$ stage. 28. It is a series of steps that includes cell growth, duplication of genetic material A) Prophase. B) Anaphase. C) Cell cycle. D) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell cycle. 29. Reproduction that results in a clone A) Sexual. B) Asexual. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Asexual. 30. Period of growth and replication of organelles and DNA A) Cell Differentiation. B) Interphase. C) Mitotic Phase. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interphase. 31. In which stage of the cell cycle does the cell split into two? A) S. B) Cytokinesis. C) Mitosis. D) G$_{1}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytokinesis. 32. Two Nuclear membranes form and begins to pinch the cytoplasm. A) Anaphase. B) Telophase. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Telophase. 33. During meiosis, the sister chromatids separate during- A) Anaphase II. B) The S phase. C) Synapsis. D) Anaphase I. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphase II. 34. Which phase of the cell cycle lasts more than 95% of its duration? A) G1 phase. B) Interphase. C) M Phase. D) S phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interphase. 35. In metaphase of mitosis, chromosomes A) Form and the nuclear envelope disappears. B) Are pulled toward opposite ends of the cell. C) Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell. D) Chromosomes begin to decondense and the two new nuclei begin to form. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell. 36. Which of the following stages has the longest duration within the cell cycle A) Interphase. B) Cytokinesis. C) Prophase. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interphase. 37. Why is it crucial that living things are able to replicate their DNA? A) A cell needs multiple copies of DNA. B) Only muscle cells need DNA. C) Less copies of DNA are needed when a new cell is created. D) Each new cell must have an exact copy of DNA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Each new cell must have an exact copy of DNA. 38. S phase represents A) Synthesis. B) Division. C) Gaps. D) Resting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Synthesis. 39. Which stage of cell division divides the cytoplasm? A) G1. B) Mitosis. C) G2. D) Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cytokinesis. 40. These cells bypass cell checkpoints and have uncontrolled cell growth. A) Daughter Cells. B) Cancer Cells. C) Gametes. D) Growth Cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cancer Cells. 41. What are the 4 phases of the cell cycle? A) G1, S, G2, L. B) G1, S, S2, M. C) M1, S, G2, M. D) G1, S, G2, M. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) G1, S, G2, M. 42. Amino acids are the monomer of which biomolecule? A) Nucleic Acids. B) Lipids. C) Carbohydrates. D) Proteins. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Proteins. 43. In prophase of mitosis, chromosomes A) Form and the nuclear envelope disappears. B) Are pulled toward opposite ends of the cell. C) Chromosomes line up along the equator of the cell. D) Chromosomes begin to decondense and the two new nuclei begin to form. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Form and the nuclear envelope disappears. 44. Non-disjunction leads to ..... in Anaphase I. A) Non-separation of chromosomes of some homologous chromosome pairs. B) Non-separation of sister chromatids. C) Separation of sister chromatids. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-separation of chromosomes of some homologous chromosome pairs. 45. What is the cell's period of growth and development called? A) Cell cycle. B) Interphase. C) Mitosis. D) Cell differentiation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Interphase. 46. DEFINE:What is the cell cycle? A) Doubled rod of condensed chromatin. B) Process in which DNA is copied. C) Regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo. D) A type of cellular respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Regular sequence of growth and division that cells undergo. 47. Which of the following shows the correct sequence of the cell cycle? A) G1$\rightarrow$ G2$\rightarrow$ M$\rightarrow$ S$\rightarrow$ C. B) C$\rightarrow$ M$\rightarrow$ G1 $\rightarrow$ S $\rightarrow$ G2. C) S$\rightarrow$ G1 $\rightarrow$ G2 $\rightarrow$ M $\rightarrow$ C. D) G1 $\rightarrow$ S $\rightarrow$ G2 $\rightarrow$ M $\rightarrow$ C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) G1 $\rightarrow$ S $\rightarrow$ G2 $\rightarrow$ M $\rightarrow$ C. 48. Which enzyme unwinds DNA during replication? A) RNA Primase. B) DNA Unwindase. C) DNA Polymerase. D) DNA Helicase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) DNA Helicase. 49. When a plant cell goes through cell division, ..... A) The 2 new nuclei are separated by the cell membrane pinching off. B) 4 new cells are formed. C) A cell plate forms, dividing the 2 new nuclei. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A cell plate forms, dividing the 2 new nuclei. 50. If you are provided with root tips of onion in your class and asked to count the chromosomes, which of the following stages can you most conveniently look into? A) Metaphase. B) Telophase. C) Anaphase. D) Orophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Metaphase. 51. 2 identical chromosomes are called? A) Centromere. B) Daughter chromatids. C) Pair. D) Sister chromatids. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sister chromatids. 52. Define cytokinesis. A) The process where the cytoplasm of a parental cell divides into two daughter cells. B) The phase of cell division where chromosomes are separated into daughter cells. C) The process of DNA replication before cell division. D) The stage of mitosis where the nuclear envelope re-forms around the separated chromosomes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The process where the cytoplasm of a parental cell divides into two daughter cells. 53. Why is it so important to replicate DNA? A) So that each daughter cell is unique. B) To release energy. C) To make sure that the daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cells. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To make sure that the daughter cells are genetically identical to the parent cells. 54. Which statement best describes why a cell spends the majority of its time in interphase? A) To produce energy for the cell. B) To grow and DNA replication. C) To repair damaged DNA. D) To prepare for cell division. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To grow and DNA replication. 55. The phase in mitosis where chromosomes move away and are pulled apart by spindles to opposite sides of the cell. A) Telephase. B) Prophase. C) Anaphase. D) Metaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Anaphase. 56. The term for cell division A) Apoptosis. B) Interphase. C) Synthesis. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mitosis. 57. What phase does a cell stay in the longest? A) Interphase. B) Cell division. C) Cytokinesis. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Interphase. 58. Somatic cell with 2 sets of chromosomes (1 set from each parent) are ..... ; not found in gametes; end product of mitosis A) S. B) Haploid. C) Diploid. D) Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Diploid. 59. What is the process by which the cell nucleus divides into two identical cell nuclei? A) Interphase. B) Binary fission. C) Mitosis. D) Meiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mitosis. 60. The "end" phase Nuclear membrane forms. sister chromatids move to opposite sides of the cell (when the middle/center of the cell pinches) A) Metaphase. B) S. C) Anaphase. D) Prophase. E) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Telophase. ← 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 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 8Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books