The phase of the cell cycle that lasts for the least time is the:
| 1. | G1 phase | 2. | S phase |
| 3. | G2 phase | 4. | M phase |
All the following key events take place during telophase of mitosis except:
| 1. | Chromosomes cluster at the opposite spindle poles |
| 2. | Chromosomes become discrete |
| 3. | Nuclear envelope reforms |
| 4. | Nucleolus, ER and Golgi complex reform |
Identify the incorrect statement regarding cytokinesis:
| 1. | Animal cells divide by cleavage furrow |
| 2. | Cell plate formation takes place during cytokinesis in plant cells |
| 3. | The cell wall formation in plant cells starts near the existing lateral walls and grows inwards |
| 4. | At cytokinesis, mitochondria and plastids are distributed between daughter cells |
At the metaphase plate:
| 1. | The sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the same pole |
| 2. | The non sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the same pole |
| 3. | The sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the opposite poles |
| 4. | The non sister chromatids of a chromosome are connected by their kinetochores to the spindle fibers from the opposite poles |
Which of the following cells is in transition to metaphase?
| 1 | 2. | ||
| 3. | 4. |
During which stage of mitosis do the following events occur?
| I: | Centromeres split and chromatids separate |
| II: | Chromatids move to opposite poles |
| 1. | Prophase | 2. | Metaphase |
| 3. | Anaphase | 4. | Telophase |
The cell shown in the given diagram is in:
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All the following are significances of mitosis except:
| 1. | Restoration of nuclear/cytoplasmic ratio |
| 2. | Growth of living organisms |
| 3. | Replacement of lost cells |
| 4. | Generation of genetic variation |
Which of the following stages of Prophase I of meiosis I can last for many months or years in certain vertebrate oocytes?
| 1. | Zygotene | 2. | Pachytene |
| 3. | Diplotene | 4. | Diakinesis |
Males produce gametes by mitosis in:
| 1. | Honey bees | 2. | Grasshopper |
| 3. | Birds | 4. | Drosophila melanogaster |