Which of the follwing is correct about cell cycle?
1. All events occur in coordinated manner
2. All events are under gentic control
3. DNA synthesis occurs only during one specific stage in the cell cycle
4. All of the above
1. A-G, B-S, C-G, D-M phase
2. A-G, B-M phase, C-G, D-S
3. A-S, B-G, C-G, D-M phase
4. A-M phase , B-G, C-G, D-S
Which of the following is correct about lnterphase?
1. lt is the phase present between two successive M-phase
2. lt lasts for more than 95% in duration of cell cycle in human cell
3. lt is also known as mitosis phase
4. All of the above
Select correct matching:
Column 1 Column ll
A. G1 phase l Gap 1 Division
B. Cytokinesis ll Nuclear Division
C. Karyokinesis lll Cytoplasmic Divisoion
D. S phase lV Synthesis Phase
1. B1, C2, A3, D4
2. A1, C2, B3, D4
3. D1, C2, B3, D4
4. A1, D2, B3, C4
Events of telophase are
(1) chromosomes cluster at opposite spindle poles and their identity is lost as discrete elements
(2) nuclear envelope assembles around the chormosome cluster
(3) nucleolus, Golgi complex and ER reforms
(4) All of the above
Furrow formation does not occur in plant cell during cytokinesis because of
(1) extensible cell wall
(2) inextensible cell wall
(3) extensible plasma membrane
(4) inextensible plasma membrane
Select the total number of correct statement(s):
I: | cell-plate formation occurs in plant cell during cytokinesis. |
ll: | During cytokinesis, mitochondria and plastid get distributed between two daughter cells in mitosis. |
lll: | Liquid endosperm in coconut is syncytium. |
lV: | Furrow formation occurs in animal cells during cytokinesis. |
1. only 1 statement is correct
2. only 2 statements are correct
3. only 3 statements are correct
4. All 4 statements are correct
Which of the following holds ture about me meiosis?
l. lt ensures production of haploid phase in the life cycle of sexyally reproducing orgainsm where fertillization restores the diploid phase.
ll. lt involves tow sequential cycle of nuclear and cell division called meiosis l and ll but ony a single cycle of DNA replication.
ll. lt involves pairing of homologous chromosomes and recombination between them.
lV. Four haploid cells are formed at the end of meiosis.
(1) l,ll,lV only
(2) lV only
(3) l and lll only
(4) All of the above
Select the correct statement from the following:
1. ln leptotene stage chromosomes become gradually visible under light microscope
2. During zygotene heterologus chromosome shows pairing
3. Chiasma is a J-shape structure formed in diplotene
4. Pachytene is characterized by the formation of synaptonemal complex
Crossing over is an exchange of genetic material between
1. homologous chromosome
2. hetrologous chromosome
3. non-homologous chromosome
4. All of the above
Dikinesis is characterized by
1. condensation of chromosome
2. assemblage of spindle
3. disappearance of nucleolus and nuclear membrane
4. All of the above
Which of the following statement is incorrect?
1. Prophase ll is simpler than prophase l
2. Prophase l is longer and complex than prophase of mitosis
3. Nuclear membrane reappears in telophase l
4. Anaphase ll is not characterized by splitting of centromere
lnterphase is also called resting stage because
1. cell has stopped differentiation
2. cell is metabolically inactive
3. no visible change occur in the nucleus
4. cell does not grow
Before cell division, the entire DNA content of the cell gets doubled during interphase.
This doubling takes place
1. throughout the interphase
2. at the beginning of the interphase
3. at the end of the interphase
4. somewhere during the middle the of the interphase
Cell cycle is divisible into
1. Karyokinesis and cytokinesis.
2. interphase and prophase
3. interphase and mitotic phase
4. M-phase and S-phase
Correct sequence of stages in cell cycle is
1. G, S, G, M
2. G, G, S, M
3, M, S, G, G
4. G, G, M, S
Best stage to observe shape, size and number of chromosomes is
1. interphase
2. metaphase
3. prophase
4. telophase
Mitotic spindle is mainly composed of the protein
1. actin
2. actomyosin
3. tubulin
4. myoglobin
Mitotic anaphase differs from metaphase in possessing
1. same number of chromosomes and half number of chromatids
2. half number of chromosomes and half number of chromatids
3. half number of chromosomes and half number of chromatids
4. same number of chromosomes and same number of chromatid
Animal cells undergo cytokinesis by
1. furrowing
2. cell plate
3. both 1 and 2
4. furrowing and followed by deposition of special materials
Significance of mitosis lies in
1. producing cells genetically similar to parent cell
2. occurrence in energy tissue of body
3. increasing cellular masss
4. swift division
Mitosis differs from meiosis in
1. forming four haploid cells
2. pairing of homologous chromosomes and their subsequent separation
3. doubling of each chromosome and each pair showing four chromatids
4. duplication of chromosomes and subsequent separation of the duplicates
Meiosis involves
1. two nuclear divisions and two chromosome divisions
2. two nuclear divisions and one chromosome division
3. one nuclear division and one chromosome division
4. one nuclear division and two chromosome divisions
Which of the following statement is correct for meiosis?
1. First division is equatioal and second reductional
2. First division is reductional and second equational
3. Both divisions are equational
4. Both divisions are reductional
How many meiotic divisions are necessary to produce 600 pollen grains?
1. 50
2. 100
3. 150
4. 300
Which of the following represents the correct order in Prohase l?
1. Zygotene, diplotene, pachytene, leptotene, diakinesis
2. Diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, zygotene
3. Leptotene, zygotene , pachytene, diplotene, diakinesis
4. Pachytene, leptotene, zygotene, diplotene, diakinesis
Synaptonemal complex has a role in
1. chromosomes pairing
2. chromosomes movement
3. chromosome segregation
3. chromosome organization
Synaptonemal complex is formed during
1. cytokinesis
2. amitosis
3. mitosis
4. meiosis
Bivalents are formed during
1. diplotene
2. Pachytene
3. zygotene
4. leptotene
Tetrad is made of
1. four nonhomologous chromatids
2. four nonhomologous chromosomes
3. four homologous chromosomes with four chromatids
4. two homologous chromosomes and each with two chromatids
Transfer of genes from one chromosome to another and vice versa during synapsis is
called
1. crossing over
2. exchange
3. chaisma
4. translocation
Repulsion of homologous
1. dilotene
2. zygotene
3. diakinesis
4. leptotene
chiasma formation occurs in
1. leptotene
2. zygotene
3. pachytene
4. diplotene
Cross-like configuration when non-sister chromatids of a bivalent come in contact during
first meiotic division are
1. chiasmata
2. bivalents
3. chromomeres
4. centromeres
Terminalisation occurs during
1. mitosis
2. diakinesis
3. cytokinesis
4. meiosis ll
ln meiosis l, the centromere undergoes
1. no division
2. division between anaphase and interphase
3. division between prohase and metaphase
4. division but the daughter chromosomes do not separate
Meisois ll performs
1. synthesis of DNA and cetromere
2. separation of sex chromosomes
3. separation of chromatids
4. separation of homologous chromosomes
Significance of meiosis lies in the
1. reduction of chromosome number to one half
2. maintaining constancy of chromosome number during sexual reproduction
3. production of genetic variability
4. all of these
The phase of cell cycle during which 'DNA polymerase' is functionally active is
1. S
2. G
3.
4. M
G1-phase is
1. end of mitosis and start of S-Phase
2. end of S-phase and start of mitosis
3. start of S-phase and start of mitosis
4. end of S-phase and end of mitosis
During meiosis, crossing over occurs between
1. sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes
2. non-sister chromatids of homologous chromosomes
3. sister chromatids of non-homologous chromosomes
4. non-homologous chromatids of homologous chromosomes During meisos,
Which of the following is not true for anaphase?
1. Golgi body and ER are reformed
2. Spindle poles move farther apart
3. Chromosomes move to opposite poles
4. Centromeres split and chromatids separate
The longest phase of meiosis l is
(1) Metaphase-l
(2) Prophase-l
(3) Anaphase-l
(4) Telopase-l
Cyclin protein is required for cell cycle. Which other molecule is essential for the
completion of cell cycle?
(1) CCK
(2) CKc
(3) CdK
(4) CKD
Pick out the correct statement from the following:
(l) synapsis of homologous chromosomes takes place prophase l of meiosis.
(ll) Division of centromeres take place during anaphase l of meiosis.
(lll) Spindle fibres disappear completely in telophase of mitosis.
(lV) Nucleoli reapper at telophase l of meisos.
(1) l only
(2) lll only
(3) l and ll only
(4) l, lll and lV ony