MCQ-Practice Test – Chapter10-Cell Cycle And Cell Division

There are 42 chromosomes in a cell. After a particular phase of mitosis, the number of chromosomes remain same. Name the phase.

A diploid cell in human, where cell division does not occur:

Which one of the followings is wrong for meiosis ?

Choose the incorrect match w.r.t mitosis.

The movement of chromosomes to the opposite poles during cell division takes place

Congression is a phenomenon of

The formation of multinucleated cell, with identical genetic information takes place by going through

Nuclear membrane is formed around the groups of daughter chromosomes during the telophase by

Which is not characteristic of telophase

The process of crossing over between homologous chromosomes that takes place during meiosis is advantageous because it

Beads on string of A are seen in B which condense to form chromosomes in C stage of cell division.

Starting with microspore mother cells, what is the least number of meiotic and mitotic divisions needed for the formation of 500 male gametes in an angiosperm?

Identify the correct combination regarding anaphase, anaphase I and anaphase II.

What are spindle fibers that connect the centromere to respective poles called?

The centromere does not divide till the end of metaphase. This is important because centromere

The two chromatids of a metaphase chromosome represent

Which one of the following precedes re-formation of the nuclear envelope during M-phase of the cell cycle?

The correct sequence of different phases of mitosis is

The presence of checkpoint during mitosis ensures the attachment of all chromosomal kinetochore proteins to the spindle fibres. The absence of attachment of kinetochore proteins produces a signal preventing mitosis to proceed to next stage. The occurrence of this check point is responsible for transition from

Which of the following is true for an animal, with a diploid number of chromosomes equal to 30?