AIIMS Botany Cell Cycle & Cell Division Class 11 Questions

Interphase divides into

In the somatic cell cycle

Assertion: Meiotic division results in the production of haploid cells.

Reason : Synapsis occurs during zygotene of meiosis.

Identify the correct matched pair.

Assertion (A) G₁-phase is also called anaphase, as during this phase the cell stores ATP for cell division.

Reason (R) Cell produces structural and functional proteins. Cell’s metabolic rate is high and is controlled by the enzymes.

In a diploid cell, at which stage of cell cycle, the amount of DNA is doubled?

Assertion: Meiosis II is similar to mitosis. Reason: Meiosis I cannot occur in haploid cells.

Microtubule depolymerizing drug such as colchicine is expected to

Which of the following statements is incorrect about G₀ phase?

Beads on string like structures of A are seen in B, which further condense to form chromosomes in C stage of cell division. A B C

Which of the following is not a characteristic of meiosis?

When synapsis is complete all along the chromosome, the cell is said to have entered a stage called

A chromosome carrying the centromere at one of the ends is called

During the cell cycle, 2 molecules of DNA are present in a chromosome in the:-