This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 11 > Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division – Quiz 43 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 11 Biology Chapter 10 Cell Cycle And Cell Division Quiz 43 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A scientist wants to change the DNA of a sexually reproducing organism and have the new DNA present in every cell of the organism. In order to do this after fertilization, she would change the DNA in which of the following? A) Zygote. B) Placenta. C) Testes of the father. D) Ovaries of the mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Zygote. 2. What happens in the first part of Interphase? A) Mitosis. B) Cell Growth. C) DNA Replication. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell Growth. 3. What is the purpose of cell division in multicellular organisms? A) To maintain homeostasis in the body. B) To regulate the body's temperature. C) To store excess nutrients in the cells. D) To allow for growth, repair, and the production of new cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To allow for growth, repair, and the production of new cells. 4. DNA replication occurs during which of the following phases? A) G0. B) G1. C) S. D) G2. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) S. 5. The final stage of the cell cycle is called: A) Interphase. B) Mitosis. C) Cytokinesis. D) Daughter cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cytokinesis. 6. During which stage of the cell cycle does the cell membrane pinchthe cell into two daughter cells? A) Telophase. B) Interphase. C) Prophase. D) Cytokinesis. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Cytokinesis. 7. Spindle usually persists in the form of ..... during ..... method of cytokinesis. A) Phragmoplast, cleavage. B) Phragmoplast, cell plate. C) Cell plate, cell plate. D) Cell plate, cleavage. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Phragmoplast, cell plate. 8. If one strand of DNA has the nitrogen base sequenceTACCAGAA what would be the comp, ementary (opposite) strand sequence? A) TACCAGAA. B) AAGACCAT. C) TTCTGGTA. D) ATGGTCTT. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ATGGTCTT. 9. Why are cells so small? A) Large ratio of surface area to volume. B) 'cuz mama said. C) They don't eat enough vegetables. D) They don't drink enough milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Large ratio of surface area to volume. 10. Stem cells can be obtained from A) Embryos. B) Some adult tissues. C) Umbilical cord blood. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. While in mitosis, the daughter cells resembles each other and also the parent cell; in meiosis they differ not only from parent cell in having half the number of chromosomes, but also differ among themselves qualitatively in genetic constitution due to A) Segregation and crossing over only. B) Independent assortment and segregation only. C) Independent assortment and crossing over only. D) Crossing over, independent assortment and segregation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crossing over, independent assortment and segregation. 12. True or False. After a cell goes through cytokinesis, it immediately starts mitosis all over again. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 13. If a cell has 23 chromosomes at the start of mitosis, how many chromosomes will be in each new daughter cell? A) 13. B) 24. C) 23. D) 30. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 23. 14. Why must DNA replication have to occur before a cell can divide by mitosis? A) A. So the two new cells have the same amount of chromosomes as the parent cell. B) To cause one of the cells produced to have a double the number of chromoomes as the parent cell. C) To allow crossing over to occur in each of the cells produced. D) To cause all of the cells produced to have half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. So the two new cells have the same amount of chromosomes as the parent cell. 15. What is the result of mitosis? A) 1 cell. B) 2 genetically identical cells. C) 2 genetically different cells. D) 4 genetically identical cells. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 genetically identical cells. 16. In which stage of the cell cycle does the cell grow in size? A) G$_{1}$. B) S. C) G$_{2}$. D) Mitosis. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) G$_{1}$. 17. What can be a consequence of a damaged "Go" or "Stop" protein in the cell cycle? A) The cell cycle will speed up, leading to faster healing. B) The cell will become more resistant to mutations. C) The cell will undergo apoptosis more readily. D) The cell may experience uncontrolled cell division, potentially leading to cancer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cell may experience uncontrolled cell division, potentially leading to cancer. 18. Put the following actions in order:DNA replicates, cell grows, cell divides, cell prepares for mitosis. A) DNA replicates, cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides. B) Cell grows, cell prepares for mitosis, DNA replicates, cell divides. C) Cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides. D) DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell grows, cell divides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cell grows, DNA replicates, cell prepares for mitosis, cell divides. 19. Chromatid pairs separate and move to opposite ends of the cell A) Metaphase. B) Telophase. C) Interphase. D) Anaphase. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphase. 20. The centrosome duplicates during the A) G$_{2-}$ phase of cell cycle. B) S-phase of cell cycle. C) Prophase of cell cycle. D) G$_{1-}$ phase of cell cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) S-phase of cell cycle. 21. What is mitosis? A) The process by which a cell divides into two. B) The process by which a cell replicates its DNA, then divides its nucleus into two nuclei. C) The process by which a cell undergoes DNA replication without cell division. D) The process by which gametes are produced. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The process by which a cell replicates its DNA, then divides its nucleus into two nuclei. 22. A(n) ..... is the most basic unit of life. A) Atom. B) Cell. C) Tissue. D) Organ. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cell. 23. What are the two new cells that result from mitosis and cytokinesis called? A) Centromeres. B) Daughter cells. C) Sister chromatids. D) Fibers. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Daughter cells. 24. During meiosis II, what happens? A) Sister chromatids are split. B) Homologous chromosomes are split. C) Two cells are created. D) None of the other choices are correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sister chromatids are split. 25. In what organelle is the genetic material found inside? A) Endoplasmic Reticulum. B) Golgi Complex. 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