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MULTIPLE - CHOICE QUESTIONS-1

1. If a parent cell has 16 chromosomes prior to mitosis, 5.
how many chromosomes will each daughter cell
have?

A) only 8
B) 8 in the nucleus and 8 in the cytoplasm
C) any number between 8 and 16

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E)32
The image above represents a phase of mitosis.
Which phase is most likely represented by the
image?

2. The sequence of events from one cell division to

another is termed ..................................... .
A) lnterphase
C) Metaphase
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B) Prophase
0) Anaphase
E) Telophase
Which of the following words completes this
sentence correctly?

A) mitosis B) meiosis
C) replication 0) reproduction

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E) cell cycle

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The image above represents a phase of mitosis.
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image?
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A) lnterphase B) Prophase
C) Metaphase 0) Anaphase

The image above represents a phase of mitosis. o E) Telophase

Which phase is most likely represented by the

image? 7. Which of the following is not characteristic of
cancer cells?
A) lnterphase B) Prophase
A) Cancer cells can metastasize
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C) Metaphase 0) Anaphase
E) Telophase e
B) Cancer cells lack differentiation
C) Cancer cells have abnormal nuclei
0) Cancer cells undergo apoptosis
E) Cancer cells form tumors
4. A human somatic cell contains .........................
chromosomes.
Which of the following numbers completes this 8. Which phase occurs directly after metaphase?
sentence correctly?
A) lnterphase B) Prophase
A) n B) 3n C) 23 C) Synthesis (S) 0) Anaphase
0)46 E) 47 E) Telophase

Reproduction Unit 1
9. Which series represents the correct sequence of 13. DNA copies itself during ..................... phase.
events occurring in mitosis? Which of the following completes the above
sentence correctly?
A) Chromosomes replicate, cytoplasm divides,
A) interphase B) prophase
chromosomes separate
C) metaphase D) anaphase
B) Chromosomes line up, chromosomes separate,

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E) synthesis (S)
chromosomes replicate, cytoplasm divides
C) Cytoplasm divides, chromosomes replicate,
chromosomes line up, chromosomes separate
D) Chromosomes replicate, chromosomes separate,

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cytoplasm divides, chromosomes line up 14. .. ............. is the stage of interphase in which a cell
E) Chromosomes replicate, chromosomes line up, duplicates its cytosol and organelles.
chromosomes separate, cytoplasm divides
Which of the following completes the above
sentence correctly?

B) Synthesis (S)
10. In human beings, mitosis is necessary for D) Cytokinesis
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I. growth and repair of tissues. E) Karyokinesis
II. formation of the gametes.
Ill. maintaining the chromosome number in all E
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Which of the given statements are correct?

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division.
A) I B) Ill C) I and Ill D
How many daughter cells are produced and what
D) II and Ill E) I, II and Ill number of chromosomes do they have?

Daughter cells Number of chromosomes

A) 6
11. At the end of the ................................ stage, each
B) 2 6
chromosome consists of two attached chromatids. 12
C) 2
Which of the following words completes this D) 4 12

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sentence correctly? E) 4 24

A) G1 B)S
C) Anaphase D) Telophase
E) Cytokinesis

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16. The resting stage of the cell is known as the

Which of the following completes the above

12. Which of the following is not a phase of mitosis? sentence correctly?

oA)C) lnterphase
Metaphase
B) Prophase
D) Anaphase e
A) interphase B) prophase C) metaphase

E) Telophase D) mitosis E) G2
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1. How many chromosomes and 5. Spindle fibers are produced by the .................. .
how many chromatids does the -:s:-
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cell in this picture have?
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sentence correctly?
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A) nucleus B) mitochondria C)
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centrioles D) cell membrane
Chromosome E) centromere
Chromatid
A) 2 4
B) 4 4
C) 4 8
D) 8 4
E) 8 8
15. The division of the cell nucleus during the M phase of
the cell cycle is called ................. .

Which of the following completes the above

sentence correctly?
2. Which one of the following things does not
happen in mitosis? A) interphase B) prophase
C) cytokinesis D) karyokinesis
A) Chromosomes replicate E) metaphase
B) Identical cells are formed E
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C) Chromosome number remains the same u

D) The amount of DNA is doubled

E) Chromosome number is reduced by half
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7.. When the DNA in a cell is uncoiled and spread
throughout the nucleus it is called ............. .

Which of the following completes the above

3. The process of cell division results in .......... . sentence correctly?

Which of the following can complete the above A) chromosome B) chromatin

sentence correctly? C) chromatid D) centromere
E) gene
A) mitosis B) cell growth
C) telophase D) sister chromatids

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E) two daughter cells

ll. What are the two main stages of cell division in

eukaryotic cells?

A) lnterphase and prophase

How many chromatids are in a duplicated
B) lnterphase and mitosis
chromosome?
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C) lnterphase and mitotic (M) phase
D) Prophase and metaphase
A) 1 B)2 C)3 0)4 E)5 E) Karyokinesis and cytokinesis

Reproducnon Unit 1
9. The rate at which materials enter and leave 14. Cells generally divide when ...................... .
through the cell membrane depends on the cell's
Which of the following completes the above
sentence correctly?
Which of the following can complete the above
sentence correctly? A) they are 12 hours old
B) they become older than their parents x
A} nucleus
C) mass
B) weight
D) volume
C) they have no food
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D) their volume is too high relative to their
osurface area
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E) they become infected

1il Sister chromatids are attached to each other at an

area called the ................................ .
15. Cleavage furrows form in which type of cells?
Which of the following can complete the above
sentence correctly?

A} centrosome
C) chromatin
B) centriole
D. spindle
A) Bacteria
D) Bacteria and plants
B) Plants
aC}Animal
E) All type of cells

E) centromere

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11. In which of the following phases are @ 16. Which of the following features of cell division are
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chromosomes not visible? n very different for animal and plant cells?

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A) lnterphase
C) Prometaphase
B) Prophase
D) Metaphase
A} lnterphase
C) Anaphase
B) Metaphase
D) Telophase

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E) Anaphase E) Cytokinesis

12. Cytokinesis begins in which phase?

A) lnterphase B) Prophase 17. Prior to cell division, each chromosome replicates

C) Metaphase D) Anaphase or duplicates its genetic material. The products
are connected by a centromere and are called
oE) Telophase
Which of the following completes the above
sentence correctly?
13. What is responsible for moving chromosomes
during mitosis? A) homologous chromosomes
B) sister chromatids
A) Mitochondria B) Nucleus C) sister chromosomes
C) Chromatids D) Chromatin fibers D) diploid chromosomes

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E) Spindle fibers E) haploid chromosomes
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1. If mitosis was not accompanied by cytokinesis, 5. A cell replicates its entire chromosomal DNA only
what would be the most likely result?

A) One cell without a nucleus Which of the following statements completes this
B) One cell with two identical nuclei sentence correctly?
C) Two cells that have one each nucleus
D) Two cells that do not have nucleus A) when the cell needs protein
E) Two cells: one has a nucleus and the other does B) when the cell needs RNA
not have a nucleus C) when the cell needs to repair damage caused by
mutation

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D) before it is about to divide
E) in the centrosome of a eukaryotic cell
2. Which of the following statements are correct?

A) Cancer cells divide in a controlled manner

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B) Cancer cells can take a specialized role in the
body
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C) Normal cell division is uncontrollable
D) Cancer cells take up space and energy but serve
X 6. If a muscle cell from a mouse has 32 chromosomes,
in which one of the following cells would you expect
no purpose in the body
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E) Normal cells continue to divide while cancer cells
to find the same number of chromosomes (32)?

cannot
A) A germ cell
DB)D) AA liver cell

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C) An unfertilized egg sperm cell
3. There are E) An egg cell

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I. single chromosomes
II. duplicated chromosomes
Ill. G 1 stage chromosomes
at the metaphase plate during metaphase of
mitosis. 7. In which phase does a cell spend most of its life?

Which of the given statements are correct? A) lnterphase B) Prophase

C) Metaphase D) Anaphase
A) I B) II C) Ill E) Telophase
D) I and II E) I, II and Ill

4. In contrast to a eukaryotic chromosome, a prokaryotic

chromosome
ll. The time period between cell divisions is called
I. has a single loop of DNA.
II. never replicates.
Ill. contains many histones. Which of the following completes the above
sentence correctly?
Which of the given statements are correct?
A) interphase B) prophase C)

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A) I
D) I and II
B) II
E) I, II and Ill
C) Ill metaphase
E) cytokinesis oD) mitosis
!J. The two main stages of the cell cycle are called
.......................... and ........................ . 7

Which of the following pairs completes the above

sentence correctly? 4 z
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A) karyokinesis and cytokinesis
B) interphase and karyokinesis
C) interphase and mitosis
D) mitosis and cytokinesis
E) mitosis and karyokinesis 3
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rn. In which phase will the Some stages of the cell cycle are given in
cell in the figure be the above figures. What is the correct order
alter this stage? of these stages?

A) I-II-I11-IV-V
A) lnterphase B) 11- Ill - I - IV - V
C) III-I-II-V- IV
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B) Prophase
D) Ill - II - IV - I - V
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C) Metaphase
D) Telophase E) IV-V-I-II-III
E) Anaphase

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11. In which stage of mitosis is migration olthedaughter "'
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chromosomes to the two poles completed? © 15. If a cell has 32 chromosomes at the end of the
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A) lnterphase . B) Prophase
in each of its daughter cells alter mitosis?
C) Metaphase D) Anaphase
E) Telophase o
A)4 B)8
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C)16 D) 32 E)64

12. If a diploid cell has the genotype Aa, what would

be the genotype of the two daughter cells alter
mitosis?
.......................... are highly alkaline proteins found in
eukaryoticcell nucleithat packageand order the DNA into
A)a B)A C) Both aa
structural units called nucleosomes.They are the chief
D) Both AA
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E) Both Aa protein componentsof chromatin,acting as spools around

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which DNA winds, and play a role in gene regulation.

13. If a cell has 16 chromosomes on the metaphase Which of the following completes the above
plate, how many chromosomes will be in each of sentence correctly?
its daughter cells alter mitosis?

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A) Kinases B) Proteases C) Histones
A)4 B)8 C) 16 0)32 E) 64
D) Spindle fibers E) Chromatin fibers