This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division – Quiz 34 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 34 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. 2. Body cells A) Somatic cells. B) Gametes. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Somatic cells. 3. Which phase occupies the maximum part of cell cycle? A) Mitotic phase. B) Meiotic phase. C) Inter phase. D) S phase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Inter phase. 4. Cytoplasm divides, forming 2 new cells (animals cell membrane pinch, plant cell plate forms to seperate/form cell walls) A) Interphase. B) Cytokinesis. C) Mitosis. D) Telophase. E) G1. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cytokinesis. 5. 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. 6. What is the relationship between cell division and the passing of genetic information to daughter cells? A) Genetic information is passed on during mitosis. B) Genetic information is passed on during cytokinesis. C) Genetic information is not passed on during cell division. D) Genetic information is passed on during meiosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Genetic information is passed on during cytokinesis. 7. 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. 8. During what phase of the cell cycle does the cell grow? A) G1 phase. B) S phase. C) M phase. D) Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G1 phase. 9. 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. 10. Responsible for carrying instructions for growth, development and reproduction. A) Cancer. B) DNA. C) Protein. D) Bacteria/Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) DNA. 11. Two identical chromosomes that make upa duplicated chromosome A) Sister chromatids. B) Sister chromatins. C) Centromere. D) Centriole. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sister chromatids. 12. 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. 13. 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. 14. What is the primary purpose of somatic cell division? A) To increase cell size. B) To replace old cells. C) To maintain cell size. D) To create genetic diversity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To replace old cells. 15. 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. 16. 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. 17. You are provided with root tips of onion in your class and are asked to count the chromosomes, then which of the following stages would you prefer to look into? A) Prophase. B) Metaphase. C) Anaphase. D) Interphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphase. 18. The "away" phase sister chromatids begin to seperate A) Anaphase. B) Prophase. C) Metaphase. D) Telophase. E) S. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Anaphase. 19. Where does a cell contain it's genetic material? A) Nucleus. B) Nucleolus. C) Cytoskeleton. D) Golgi. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nucleus. 20. 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) $\frac{2}{3}$. B) $\frac{1}{3}$. C) $\frac{1}{4}$. D) $\frac{1}{2}$. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) $\frac{1}{2}$. 21. In mitosis, which is the longest phase- A) Anaphase. B) Metaphase. C) Prophase. D) Telophase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Prophase. 22. What is programmed cell death known as? A) Cytokinesis. B) Mitosis. C) Apoptosis. D) Interphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Apoptosis. 23. 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. 24. Which of the following is the accurate sequence of phases in Interphase? A) Mitosis-cytokinesis-S phase-Go phase. B) G1-G2-S. C) G1-S-G2. D) S-G1-G2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) G1-S-G2. 25. Uncontrolled cell division which usually leads to tumors and disease is called: A) Metaphase. B) Cytokinesis. C) Cancer. D) Diabetes. 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