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Botany
DPP: 5
Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Q1 In which of the following phase (B) (iii), (ii),(iv), (i)

chromosomes separate without any splitting of (C) (ii),(iv), (iii), (i)
their centromeres? (D) (iii), (i), (ii), (iv)
(A) Anaphase (B) Anaphase I
Q6 The stage during which separation of the
(C) Anaphase II (D) metaphase
paired homologous chromosomes begins is
Q2 Which of the following event takes place (A) pachytene (B) diplotene
in interkinesis? (C) diakinesis (D) zygotene
(A) DNA replication
Q7 Identify the wrong statement about meiosis.
(B) Chromosome duplication
(A) Pairing of homologous chromosomes
(C) Condensation of chromosomes
(B) Four haploid cells are formed.
(D) Preparation of second meiotic division
(C) At the end of meiosis number of
Q3 Which of the following is a significance of chromosomes reduced to half.
meiosis? (D) Two cycles of DNA replication occur.
(A) Growth
Q8 Anaphase of the mitosis is different from
(B) Repair
anaphase I, as it shows
(C) Variation
(A) Alignment of chromosomes at the equator
(D) Restore karyocytoplasmic ratio
(B) Separation of homologous chromosomes
Q4 Diplotene stage of prophase-I is characterized towards the opposite poles
by (C) Splitting of centromere and separation of
(A) dissolution of synaptonemal complex sister chromatid towards the opposite poles
(B) separation of synapsed homologous (D) Attachment of spindle fiber from opposite
chromosomes except at the site of poles to the Kinetochores of sister
crossovers chromatids
(C) formation of X -shaped structures called
Q9 The given figure is a schematic break-up of
chiasmata
the phases/stages of cell cycle. Select the
(D) all of these
correct option regarding it.
Q5 Four different steps that occur during meiosis
are given in the following list:
(i) Complete separation of chromatids
(ii) Pairing of homologous chromosomes
(iii) Lining up of paired chromosomes on equator
(iv) Crossing over between chromatids
Select the correct sequential arrangement of
the steps.
(A) (ii), (iii), (iv), (i) (A)

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'A' represents karyokinesis which is the Q16 Identify the phase C of the cell cycle given
division of cytoplasm. below.
(B) 'B' is telophase which is just reverse of
prophase.
(C) 'C' is the best phase to count total number
of chromosomes in any species.
(D) In 'D' stage, replication of DNA takes place
on the template of the existing DNA.

Q10 Mark the correctly matched

(A) Process of pairing - Bivalent
(B) Number of bivalents - number of (A) Cytokinesis II (B) Karyokinesis
chromosomes in a diploid cell (C) Mitosis (D) Telophase II
(C) Separation of sister chromatids occurs in
Q17 Number of meiosis require to give 100 pollen
meiosis - Anaphase II
(A) 25 (B) 50
(D) Interkinesis - DNA Duplication
(C) 100 (D) 20
Q11 Interkinesis is gap between-
Q18 Amount of DNA and ploidy of all four cell after
(A) Two meiotic division
meiosis II is
(B) Two mitotic division
(A) 2c and n
(C) Anaphase I and Anaphase II
(B) c and n
(D) Telophase I and Prophase II
(C) c and 2n
Q12 Which of the following separate in Anaphase II? (D) 2c and 2n
(A) Sister chromatids
Q19 In a cell with 8 chromosome, number of
(B) Homologous chromosomes
Centromere is -
(C) Non-sister chromatids
(A) 16 (B) 8
(D) Non-homologous chromosomes
(C) 4 (D) 32
Q13 Which of the following cell division contributes
Q20 Consider the following statements w.r.t
towards evolution?
cytokinesis
(A) Amitosis
S-I: In an animal cell, this is achieved by the
(B) Mitosis
appearance of a furrow in the cell wall
(C) Meiosis
S-II: In plant-cell plate formation occurs
(D) All of the above
(A) Only S-I is correct
Q14 Meiosis II is (B) Only S-II is correct
(A) reductional (B) Equational (C) Both S-I and S-II are correct
(C) Both (D) None (D) Both S-I and S-II are wrong

Q15 At which phase of meiosis, there are two cells, Q21 Mark the incorrectly matched -
each with separated sister chromatids that (A) Plant cytokinesis - Cell plate method
have been moved to opposite spindle poles? (B) Animal Cytokinesis - Furrow method
(A) Anaphase II (B) Anaphase I (C) Plant cytokinesis-Centripetal order
(C) Metaphase II (D) Telophase I (D) Both (A) and (B)

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Answer Key
Q1 (B) Q12 (A)

Q2 (D) Q13 (C)

Q3 (C) Q14 (B)

Q4 (D) Q15 (A)

Q5 (C) Q16 (D)

Q6 (B) Q17 (A)

Q7 (D) Q18 (B)

Q8 (C) Q19 (B)

Q9 (D) Q20 (B)

Q10 (C) Q21 (C)

Q11 (A)

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