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Test No. 7 (KEY)
CELL CYCLE
Part-I: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Note: There are four options (A, B, C and D) corresponding to each MCQ. Choose one of
these options.
Each correct answer carries 1 mark. 1/3 mark will be DEDUCTED for each incorrect
answer.
Q.1 Which of the following occurs during S phase?
A) Condensation of the chromosomes B) Replication of the DNA
C) Separation of sister chromatids D) Spindle formation
Q.2 Cell A has half as much DNA as cells B, C, and D in a mitotically active tissue. Cell
A is most likely in
A) G1. B) G2.
C) Prophase. D) Metaphase.
Q.3 Cell plate formation usually begins during
A) Telophase in a plant cell B) Telophase in an animal cell
C) G2 in a plant cell D) Both (A) and (B)
Q.4 In most organisms, in some cells, mitosis occurs without cytokinesis. This may result
in
A) Cells with more than one nucleus B) Cells that are unusually small
C) Cells lacking nuclei D) Cell cycles lacking an S phase
Q.5 Starting with one cell that underwent six divisions, how many cells would result?
A) 13 B) 48
C) 32 D) 64
Q.6 The DNA content of a diploid (2n) cell in the G1 phase of the cell cycle is x. The
DNA content at the start of meiosis II will be
A) 0.25x B) 0.5x
C) x D) 2x
Q.7 In which stage of the cell cycle most cells spend their lives?
A) Prophase B) Metaphase
C) Interphase D) Telophase
Q.8 Which of the following is unique to mitosis and not a part of meiosis I?
A) Homologous chromosomes pair B) Homologous chromosomes cross-over
forming bivalents
C) Chromosome pairs are broken D) Chromatids separate during anaphase
during anaphase
Q.9 Which one is the cause of Klinefelter's syndrome?
A) Metabolic defect B) Environmental factor
C) Defective single gene D) Abnormal number of Chromosome
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Q.10 Which of the following distinguishes meiosis from mitosis?
A) The chromosome number is B) Chromosomes undergo crossing over
reduced
C) The daughter cells are genetically D) All of the above
different from the parent cell
Q.11 What reason would you suggest for the fact that the total DNA content of each
daughter cell is reduced during meiosis?
A) Chromosomes do not duplicate B) Chromosomes do not duplicate
during the interphase before meiosis between meiosis I and II
I
C) Half of the chromosomes from each D) Sister chromatids separate during
gamete are broken anaphase of meiosis I
Q.12 Why is cytokinesis an important part of cell division?
A) It is responsible for the proper B) It is responsible for the proper
separation of genetic information. separation of the cytoplasmic contents.
C) It triggers the movement of a cell D) It allows cells to halt at checkpoints.
through the cell cycle.
Q.13 Separation of the sister chromatids occurs during
A) Prophase. B) Anaphase.
C) Prometaphase. D) Telophase.
Q.14 What is a nucleosome?
A) A region in the cell’s nucleus that B) A region of DNA wound around
contains euchromatin histone proteins
C) A region of a chromosome made up D) A 30-nm fiber found in chromatin
of multiple loops of chromatin
Q.15 Chromatin is composed of
A) RNA and protein. B) Sister chromatids.
C) DNA and protein. D) Chromosomes
Q.16 Binary fission in prokaryotes does not require the
A) Replication of DNA. B) Elongation of the cell.
C) Separation of daughter cells by D) Assembly of the nuclear envelope
septum formation.
Q.17 Which describes apoptosis?
A) Occurs in all cells B) Is a programmed cell death
C) Disrupts the normal development of D) Is a response to hormones
an organism
Q.18 Prior to cell division, each chromosome replicates or duplicates its genetic material.
The products are connected by centromere and are called:
A) Sister chromosomes B) Homologous chromosomes
C) Non-sister chromatids D) Sister chromatids
Q.19 In which stage of cell cycle, the cell is preparing enzymes for chromosome
duplication?
A) G1 B) G2
C) S D) M
Q.20 Many haploid fungi and protozoans produce haploid gametes through:
A) Mitosis B) Meiosis
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C) Regeneration D) Budding
Q.21 The two non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes join each other at:
A) Centromere B) Kinetochore
C) Chiasmata D) Sister chromatids
Q.22 The phase during which crossing over occurs:
A) Anaphase B) Metaphase
C) Prophase II D) Prophase I
Q.23 Crossing over was first described, in theory, by:
A) Walter Flemming B) Oscar Hertwig
C) August Weismann D) T.H Morgan
Q.24 The process in which homologous chromosomes line up with each other and form
pairs:
A) Tetrad B) Crossing over
C) Chiasmata D) Synapsis
Q.25 The diploid sporophyte generation produces haploid spores through:
A) Mitosis B) Meiosis
C) Fragmentation D) Budding
Q.26 The abnormal separation of homologous chromosomes during anaphase I of meiosis
I:
A) Disjunction B) Non-disjunction
C) Synapsis D) Crossing over
Q.27 The cancer drug vinblastine interferes with synthesis of microtubules. In mitosis,
this would interfere with what?
A) DNA replication B) Spindle formation
C) Carbohydrate synthesis D) Disappearance of the nuclear envelope
Q.28 The chromosome number 44+X denotes:
A) Turner syndrome B) Klinefelter's syndrome
C) Down's syndrome D) Jacob's syndrome
Q.29 The number of chromosome in human cell during metaphase II is
A) 46 B) 92
C) 23 D) None of these
Q.30 During Meiosis, homologous chromosomes come to pair with each other, this occurs
in stage:
A) Leptotene B) Zygotene
C) Pachytene D) Diplotene
Self-Evaluation
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Marks Obtained
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