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50 MCQs Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Cell Division and Mitosis

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50 MCQs Quiz: Test Your Knowledge on Cell Division and Mitosis

Question 1: What is cell division?

Question 2: Which process is used by prokaryotes for cell division?

Question 3: In eukaryotic cells used for growth and repair, which process ensures division?

Question 4: During which phase of interphase does DNA replication occur?

Question 5: Which phase is known as the "resting" phase in the cell cycle?

Question 6: Which phase takes up more than 95% of the human cell cycle?

Question 7: Which phase is responsible for the actual division of the cell?

Question 8: During which process in cell division does karyokinesis occur?

Question 9: What ensures the equal distribution of the cytoplasm in daughter cells?

Question 10: Which phase of mitosis involves chromosome condensation?

Question 11: During which sub-phase does the nuclear envelope break down?

Question 12: In which phase do chromosomes align at the metaphase plate?

Question 13: During which phase of mitosis do sister chromatids separate?

Question 14: Telophase is characterized by the reformation of which structure?

Question 15: In animal cells, cytokinesis is primarily driven by what mechanism?

Question 16: In plant cells, cytokinesis is characterized by the formation of what structure?

Question 17: Which process is specifically associated with sexual reproduction in eukaryotes?

Question 18: What is the primary difference between mitosis and meiosis?

Question 19: What percentage of the human cell cycle is typically occupied by interphase?

Question 20: Who first observed mitosis in plant cells?

Question 21: Who coined the term "mitosis"?

Question 22: Which phase includes the G2 phase in the cell cycle?

Question 23: What major event occurs during the S phase?

Question 24: What mechanism helps in error detection during the cell cycle?

Question 25: What is the role of kinetochores during mitosis?

Question 26: Cytokinesis refers to the division of which cellular component?

Question 27: In plant cytokinesis, vesicles from which organelle form the cell plate?

Question 28: In animal cells, what is the function of the cleavage furrow?

Question 29: What structural change occurs to chromosomes at the start of mitosis?

Question 30: In which phase is the mitotic spindle fully formed and functional?

Question 31: What is the primary role of the M phase?

Question 32: Which phase serves as a checkpoint to ensure proper alignment of chromosomes?

Question 33: Failure of cytokinesis can result in cells with what abnormality?

Question 34: Which event is responsible for the disappearance of the nucleolus during mitosis?

Question 35: What is binary fission?

Question 36: In the context of cell division, what does the term "equational division" refer to?

Question 37: Which stage initiates the reformation of the nuclear envelope?

Question 38: What drives the movement of chromosomes during anaphase?

Question 39: Approximately how long does the M phase last in a typical human cell?

Question 40: In which phase do chromosomes de-condense?

Question 41: What is the main purpose of mitogen substances in cell division?

Question 42: Proper cell division in multicellular organisms contributes primarily to what?

Question 43: At what point does the actin-myosin ring contract in animal cells?

Question 44: What is the correct order of events in mitosis?

Question 45: Which molecular structure forms the framework of the mitotic spindle?

Question 46: What is the primary effect of colchicine on cell division?

Question 47: Which checkpoint verifies proper attachment of chromosomes to the spindle?

Question 48: Sister chromatids remain attached by cohesin proteins until they separate during which stage?

Question 49: Which phase of the cell cycle is most sensitive to radiation?

Question 50: What role do microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) play in mitosis?

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