Neet Questions Cell Cycle And Cell Division

Test your knowledge on Cell cycle and cell division, the tenth chapter categorized under Cell: structure and function unit, from the NEET Biology syllabus and find your score!

Important NEET Questions on Class 11 Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

1. What is the correct sequence of events during mitosis (NEET 2017)?

A. Condensation → Nuclear Membrane Disassembly → Crossing Over → Segregation → Telophase

B. Condensation → Arrangement at Equator → Centromere Division → Segregation → Telophase

C. Condensation → Crossing over → Nuclear Membrane Disassembly → Segregation → Telophase

D. Condensation → Nuclear Membrane Disassembly → Arrangement at Equator → Centromere Division → Segregation → Telophase

What is the predominant checkpoint activated when a cell has a stalled DNA replication fork? (NEET – II 2016)

A. G2/M

B. G1/M

C. M

D. Both G2/M and M’

Which of the following is expected to occur if Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC) is defective in a human cell? (NEET 2017)

A. Chromosomes will not condense

B. Chromosomes will not segregate

C. Recombination of chromosome arms will occur

D. Chromosomes will be fragmented.

4. Spindle fibers attach onto centromeres

A. Kinetochore of the Chromosome

B. Centromere of the Chromosome

C. Telomere of the Chromosome

D. Kinetochore of the Chromosome

This is not a characteristic feature of mitosis in somatic cells (NEET – I 2016)

A. Disappearance of Nucleolus

B. Spindle Fibers

C. Synapsis

D. Chromosome Movement

1. Crossing over 2. Prophase I 3. Anaphase I 4. Metaphase I 5. Telophase I 6. Cytokinesis

1. Prophase I 2. Metaphase I 3. Anaphase I 4. Telophase I 5. Crossing over 6. Cytokinesis

(i) Crossing Over

(ii) Synapses

(iii) Termination of Chiasmata

(iv) Disappearance of the Nucleolus

(ii), (i), (iii), (iv)

(ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

C. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)

  • (i) D., (ii) D., (iii) D., (iv) D.

During the G1 and G2 phases of the cell cycle, the amount of DNA in a cell remains at 4C level if the initial amount is denoted as 2C. (2014)

A. G2 and M

B. Only G2

C. G1 and S

D. G0 and G1

What is the role of enzyme recombinase in meiosis? (2014)

A. Diakinesis

B. Diplotene

C. Zygotene

D. Pachytene

At NEET 2013, chromosomes began pairing during meiosis I.

A. Leptotene

B. Zygotene

C. pachytene

D. diplotene

The meiotic stage in which the homologous chromosomes separate while the sister chromatids remain associated at their centromeres is Meiosis II (Mains 2012).

A. Metaphase I

B. Metaphase II

C. Anaphase II

D. Anaphase I

Question Answer Key

| 1 | D |

| 2 | A |

| 3 | B |

| 4 | A |

| 5 | C |

| 6 | A |

| 7 | B |

| 8 | D |

| 9 | B |

| 10 | D |

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