CELL CYCLE MCQS

1) In prophase of mitosis chromatin network becomes 12) It maintains chromosomes number constant from
thick and thread like structure is called: generation to generation.
a) centrosome a) Meiosis
b) centromere b) Mitosis
c) chromatid c) Anaphase I
d) chromosomes d) Anaphase II
2) The sequence of changes which occurs between one 13) During this sub stage of prophase I, lengthwise pairing
cell division and the next is called: of chromosomes takes place.
a) M-phase a) pachytene
b) G-phase b) leptotene
c) cell cycle c) zygotene
d) interphase d) diplotene
3) During this sub-stage of prophase I, nucleoli and 14) If the number of chromosomes in the daughter cells
nuclear membrane are disappeared. remains the same as in the parent cell, this type of cell
a) leptotene division is called:
b) zygotene a) cytokinesis
c) diplotene b) meiosis
d) diakinesis c) mitosis
4) Rod like chromosomes with one arm very small and d) metaphase
other very long. 15) Location of centromere at the end of chromosomes.
a) telocentric a) sub-meta centric
b) sub-meta centric b) telocentric
c) metacentric c) sub-telocentric
d) sub-telocentric d) metacentric
5) It is the period of non-division. 16) The pairing of homologous chromosomes is known as:
a) M-phase a) apoptosis
b) interphase b) bivalent
c) S-phase c) autophagy
d) G-phase d) synapsis
6) In plant cells, cytokinesis occurs by developing: 17) The production of somatic cells, such as blood cells,
a) constriction depends on:
b) cell plate a) mitosismeiosis
c) cell boundary b) None of them
d) divider c) cytokinesis
7) During pachytene sub-phase, the separation of paired d) All of them
chromosomes is incomplete and they are in contact 18) In this sub-phase, the spindle fibres are formed;
with each other at one or more points called: nuclear membrane and the nucleolus disappear.
a) chiasmata a) Metaphase II
b) leptotene b) Telophase II
c) centromere c) Anaphase II
d) synapsis d) Prophase II
8) Cell death caused by external factors is called: 19) Which process occurs during prophase of mitosis in an
a) diakinesis animal cell?
b) interphase a) Replication of DNA
c) necrosis b) Formation of chromosomes
d) apoptosis c) Division of centromeres
9) During this phase, replication of DNA occues. d) Separation of centrioles
a) G-Phase 20) Chromatin fiber is made of:
b) S-Phase a) nucleosomes
c) Anaphase b) chromatin
d) G2-Phase c) diplotene
10) The paired homologous chromosomes are known as: d) chromatids
a) bivalent 21) Chromosomes with unequal arms are known as:
b) apoptosis a) metacentric
c) autophagy b) telocentric
d) synapsis c) sub-telocentric
11) The period of cell cycle between two consecutive d) sub-meta centric
divisions is called: 22) The chromosomes are of different types, depending
a) M-phase upon:
b) G-phase a) shape of chromosomes
c) S-phase b) size of chromosomes
d) Interphase c) position of centromere
 d) length of its arms b) chromatids
23) A cell cycle has: c) diplotene
a) four phases d) genes
b) two phase 34) In mitosis, cytoplasm divides and two daughter cells
c) five phases are formed during:
d) three phases a) metaphase
24) Stage of mitosis in which chromatids reach the poles b) cytokinesis
and their movement ceases. c) telophase
a) Metaphase d) prophase
b) Telophase 35) Phenomenon in which pair of homologous
c) Anaphase chromosomes fails to separate called:
d) Prophase a) Terminalization
25) Stage of meiosis in which centromeres shorten and the b) Non-disjunction
paired chromatids are pulled away from one another. c) Synapsis
a) Prophase-II d) Linkage
b) Anaphase-II 36) Each bivalent is composed of four chromatids and is
c) Telophase-II known as:
d) Metaphase-II a) centromere
26) At a point in G1-Phase, the cell may enter into a phase b) bivalent
where cell cycle stop, known as: c) synapsis
a) S-Phase d) bivalent tetrad
b) G2-Phase 37) What occurs in metaphase of mitosis?
c) G-Phase a) Chromosomes start to coil up and become visible
d) Anaphase b) Chromatids reach the poles of the spindle
27) Chromatids of each chromosome begin to move c) Chromatids separate and move to opposite poles
towards opposite pole in: d) Chromosome line up on the equator of the cell
a) Telophase 38) The exchange of segments of chromatids at chiasmata
b) Prophase between the homologous chromosomes is called:
c) Metaphase a) taking over
d) Anaphase b) crossing over
28) In mitosis, the phase of nuclear division is: c) cutting over
a) Anaphase d) passing over
b) Cytokinesis 39) A type of cell division in which spore mother cell
c) Karyokinesis produce spores
d) Telophase a) Both Amitosis and Meiosis
29) In animal cell, cytokinesis takes place by developing b) Meiosis
a: c) Mitosis
a) cell boundary d) Amitosis
b) cell plate 40) The healing of wounds, repair of wear and tear within
c) constriction organism is dependent upon:
d) divider a) diplotene
30) Sequence of physiological changes by which cell b) mitotic division
commit suicide. c) pachytene
a) Necrosis d) meiotic division
b) Autophagy 41) Which processes involve mitosis?
c) Apoptosis a) Growth, repair and semi conservative replication
d) Both Apoptosis and Autophagy b) Growth, repair and asexual reproduction
31) It produce gametes with abnormal number of c) Growth, reduction division and repair
chromosomes with less or extra chromosomes. d) Growth, reduction division and asexual
a) non-disjunction reproduction
b) inter-phase 42) The mitosis phase, Karyokinesis, can be divided
c) crossing over further for convenience into:
d) Karyokinesis a) four phases
32) The interphase is divided further into: b) two phases
a) five sub-phases c) five phases
b) two sub-phases d) three phases
c) three sub-phases 43) The chromosomes are attached to half spindle fibres
d) four sub-phases by their centromere and get arranged at equatorial
33) In the beginning of cell-division each chromosome is plane during:
consist of two genetically identical copies of thread a) Anaphase II
attach with each other called: b) Metaphase II
a) chromatin fiber c) Telophase II
 d) Prophase II 54) The homologous chromosomes exchange their parts
44) In animals, meiosis takes place in germ cell to of chromatid at:
produce: a) centromere
a) gametes b) chiasmata
b) spores c) synapsis
c) only sperms d) leptotene
d) only eggs 55) During this sub-stage of prophase I, chiasmata moves
45) In mitosis, the nuclear membrane is reformed and two from the centromere towards the ends of the
daughter nuclei formed during: chromosomes like a zipper.
a) Metaphase a) diplotene
b) Anaphase b) pachytene
c) Telophase c) diakinesis
d) Prophase d) Zygotene
46) Choose the Incorrect statement regarding meiosis. 56) It is the period of cell division.
a) Maintain chromosome number from generation a) G-phase
to generation b) M-phase
b) Takes place in germ cell to produce gametes c) interphase
c) Reduces the diploid number of chromosomes to d) S-phase
half 57) Meiosis is a series of two divisions which result in the
d) Production of new somatic cells from germ cells\ formation of:
47) Cell division in which single cell divides into four a) four haploid cells
daughter cells and number of chromosomes becomes b) three haploid cells
half in each daughter cell is called: c) two haploid cells
a) diakinesis d) five haploid cells
b) mitosis 58) Meiotic error, where a pair of homologous
c) meiosis chromosomes fails to separate from one another
d) cytokinesis called:
48) In 1882, the term 'chromosomes' was given by a) None of these
German embryologist: b) non-junction
a) Leeuwenhoek c) disjunction
b) Walter Fleming d) non-disjunction
c) Carolus Linnaeus 59) . In this phase of meiosis, the bivalent line up at the
d) Ernst Hackle equatorial plane.
49) During this phase each chromosome arranges itself on a) Telophase I
the equator of the spindle. b) Metaphase I
a) Prophase c) Anaphase I
b) Anaphase d) Prophase I
c) Telophase
d) Metaphase 60) . Chromosomes with equal arms are called:
50) Select the mismatched: a) sub-telocentric
a) Prophase → Centriole move b) metacentric
b) Anaphase → Chromatids move c) sub-meta centric
c) Metaphase → Chromosome line up d) telocentric
d) Telophase → Nuclear membrane disappear
51) It consists of the longest phase of meiosis:
a) Telophase I
b) Prophase I
c) Metaphase I
d) Anaphase I
52) Programmed changed which lead to sequence of
physical changes in cell by which cells commit suicide
collectively called:
a) necrosis
b) diakinesis
c) apoptosis
d) interphase
53) It is the period of extensive metabolic activity.
a) S-phase
b) G1-phase
c) G2-phase
d) Prophase