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Cell Division Mitosis Karyokinesis

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Consistency: 40%
Weightage: 8 / 20 Yrs

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Questions
11 MCQs

01
PYQ 2010
medium
botany ID: neet-201

During mitosis ER and nucleolus begin to disappear at:

1. late prophase
2. early metaphase
3. late metaphase
4. early prophase
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PYQ 2010
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Which stages of cell division do the following figures A and B represent respectively? 

1. Metaphase- Telophase 2. Telophase- Metaphase
3. Late anaphase- Prophase 4. Prophase- Anaphase
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03
PYQ 2011
easy
botany ID: neet-201
Select the correct option with respect to mitosis.
1. Chromatids start moving towards opposite poles in telophase.
2. Golgi complex and endoplasmic reticulum are still visible at the end of prophase.
3. Chromosomes move to the spindle equator and get aligned along the equatorial plate in metaphase.
4. Chromatids separate but remain in the center of the cell in anaphase.
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04
PYQ 2013
easy
botany ID: neet-201

A stage in cell division is shown in the figure. Select the answer which gives the correct identification of the stage with its characteristics:

1.

Late anaphase

Chromosomes move away from the equatorial plate, Golgi complex not present

2.

Cytokinesis

Cell plate formed, mitochondria distributed between two daughter cells

3.

Telophase

Endoplasmic reticulum and nucleolus not reformed yet

4.

Telophase

Nuclear envelop reforms, Golgi complex reforms

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05
PYQ 2017
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Which of the following options gives the correct sequence of events during mitosis?

1. Condensation, nuclear membrane disassembly, arrangement at the equator, centromere division, segregation, telophase
2. Condensation, crossing over, nuclear membrane disassembly, segregation, telophase
3. Condensation, centromere division, segregation, arrangement at the equator, telophase
4. Condensation, nuclear membrane disassembly, crossing over, segregation, telophase

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PYQ 2017
easy
botany ID: neet-201

Anaphase Promoting Complex (APC) is protein degradation machinery necessary for proper mitosis of animal cells. If APC is defective in a human cell, which of the following is expected to occur?

1. Chromosomes will be fragmented

2. Chromosomes will not segregate

3. Recombination of chromosome arms will occur

4. Chromosomes will not condense

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PYQ 2020
easy
botany ID: neet-202

Attachment of spindle fibers to kinetochores of chromosomes becomes evident in:

1. Anaphase 2. Telophase
3. Prophase 4. Metaphase
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PYQ 2022
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Which one of the following never occurs during mitotic cell division?
1. Coiling and condensation of chromatids
2. Spindle fibres attach to Kinetochores of chromosomes
3. Movement of centrioles towards opposite poles
4. Pairing of homologous chromosomes
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09
PYQ 2022
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Select the incorrect statement with reference to mitosis.
1. Splitting of centromere occurs at anaphase.
2. All the chromosomes lie at the equator at metaphase.
3. Spindle fibres attach to centromere of chromosomes.
4. Chromosomes decondense at telophase
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10
PYQ 2024
easy
botany ID: neet-202
Spindle fibers attach to kinetochores of chromosomes during
1. Metaphase 2. Anaphase
3. Telophase 4. Prophase
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PYQ 2025
easy
botany ID: neet-202
What is the main function of the spindle fibers during mitosis?
1. To repair damaged DNA
2. To regulate cell growth
3. To separate the chromosomes
4. To synthesize new DNA
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