MCQs on Cell Cycle Phases
1. The division of cytoplasm is known as
A. Mitosis
B. Synapsis
C. Cytokinesis
D. Karyokinesis
Answer:: C.
2. The stage in which chromosomes align on the equator of spindle fiber is
A. Telophase
B. Anaphase
C. Metaphase
D. Prophase
Answer:: C.
3. The best stage at which the total number of chromosomes can be counted in any species is
A. Telophase
B. Metaphase
C. Late anaphase
D. Late prophase
Answer:: B.
4. Balbiani rings are found in
A. Heterosome
B. Lampbrush chromosome
C. Autosome
D. Polytene chromsome
Answer:: D.
5. This structure tends to vanish always during meiosis and mitosis
A. Plastids
B. Plasma membrane
C. Nucleolus and nuclear membrane
D. All of these
Answer:: C.
6. Centrosome duplication takes place in this phase
A. S phase
B. G1 phase
C. G0 phase
D. M phase
Answer:: A.
7. The __________ checkpoint is also known as restriction point
A. G1 checkpoint
B. G2 checkpoint
C. M checkpoint
D. None of these
Answer:: A.
8. The characteristic of this stage of mitosis is the separation of the sister chromatids
A. Telophase
B. Metaphase
C. Prometaphase
D. Anaphase
Answer:: D.
9. This condition is necessary for a cell to qualify through the G2 checkpoint
A. Cell should be of a size sufficient enough
B. Complete and accurate DNA replication
C. Sufficient stockpile of nucleotides
D. Complete attachment of mitotic spindle fibers to kinetochores
Answer:: B.
10. Individual chromosomes become distinct through a light microscope during this mitotic stage
A. Prometaphase
B. Prophase
C. Anaphase
D. Metaphase
Answer:: B.
