MCQs on Cell Division
1. Meiosis takes place
a) Only in haploid individualsb) Only in diploid individualsc) Both in haploid and diploid individualsd) None of these
2. In one of the following stages of cell division, the DNA content is doubled. It is
a) G1 phaseb) G2 phasec) Metaphased) S phase
3. Amitosis is the usual process of cell division in
a) Meristematic cellsb) Prokaryotic cellsc) Eukaryotic cellsd) Spore mother cells
4. During synapsis the number of thread (Chromonemata) in each chromosome is
a) 2b) 4c) 8d) Many
5. Homologous chromosomes are
a) Morphologically and genetically similarb) Morphologically similarc) Those which pair during synapsisd) None of these
6. Cell division of mitosis is a normal process in a living cell but sudden and abnormal mitosis in an organ will some time result in
a) Cancerb) New organc) Zygoted) Gastrula
7. Synapsis is characteristic of
a) Leptoteneb) Diplotenec) Zygotened) Pachytene
8. The mechanism ensuring genetic continuity in mitosis is
a) Having of chromosome number between the two new cellsb) Formation of cells with 8 chromosomesc) Formation of two daughter cellsd) Formation of two cells with identical kind of DNA
9. During meiosis crossing over occurs at
a) Diploteneb) leptotenec) Pachytened) Diakinesis
10. How many generations of mitotic division must occur in a cell of root tip to form 256 cells?
a) 8b) 32c) 64d) 128Answers:
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