The G0 phase is A) the checkpoint before G1 B) the state of most cells in

an animal body C) another name for interphase D) a permanent state of all

body cells

Mitosis is controlled at the _____________ checkpoint. A) C B) G1

C) G2 D) M E) S

he spindle forms in the _____________ phase. A) C B) G1 C) G2

D) M E) S

The centromeres move toward the poles in _____________ . A) anaphase

B) interphase C) metaphase D) prophase E) telophase

Which of the following statements about mitosis is incorrect? A) The daughter nuclei
are genetically identical to the parent nucleus. B) Chromosomes separate during
anaphase due to the interaction of polar microtubules from opposite poles pushing against each
other. C) Chromosomes separate during anaphase when the kinetochore microtubules
shorten as they depolymerize. D) Chromosomes move to the metaphase plate using
motor proteins, a kind of kinesin, attached to spindle fibers. E) The centrosomes
organize the microtubules of the spindle fibers.

The cell cycle is controlled in most cells by A) time, after a certain length of time the
cell divides B) a series of checkpoints C) the completion of one phase which
triggers the beginning of the next D) cell size, when the cell reaches a certain size, it
divides E) different cells exhibit different control strategies, any of the 4 above can be
found in eukaryotic organisms.

During synapsis A) sister chromatids pair all along their length B) sister
chromatids pair at the centromeres C) homologues repel each other except at the ends
D) homologues pair all along their length

Which of the following is not a unique feature of meiosis? A) synapsis B)

homologous recombination C) reduction division D) diakinesis
Of the following meiotic phases, ____ is most similar in behavior to the mitotic phase of the same
name. A) Prophase II B) Anaphase I C) Metaphase I D)
None of the above

Sexual reproduction involves the alternation of A) mitosis and oogamy B)

isogamy and meiosis C) meiosis and fertilization D) meiosis and oogamy
E) mitosis and heterogamy

__________ distinguishes prophase from mitotic prophase. A) The number of

chromatids per chromosome B) Synapsis C) The number of homologues
D) Terminal chiasmata E) Synergistic complex

When crossing over is complete in prophase I, sister chromatids A) are fused together
by the synaptonemal complex B) are attached by their ends to the nuclear envelope
C) are held together near their common centromeres D) drift away from
each other E) are pulled toward the poles

If a zygote has 4 chromosomes, the somatic cells formed from it have _______________
chromosomes. A) 4 B) 8 C) 2 D) 1 E) 16

Which of the following are mismatched A) haploid-n B) somatic cells-2n

C) zygote-n D) sperm cell-n E) gamete-n

Biennial and perennial plants are stimulated to flower by exposure to low temperature. This is
called:
a) photoperiodism b) florigenation c) chilling d) vernalization

A type of asexual reproduction in which parent organism simply divides into two daughter
organisms is:
a) budding b) multiple fission c) binary fission d) nuclear
fission
Cocklebur (Xanthium), chrysanthemum, soyabean, tobacco, strawberry are examples of:
a) short day plants b) long day plants c) day-neutral plants d) nonePhytochromes

exist in two forms:

a) P 660 and P 530 b) P 630 and P 730 c) P 660 and P 730 d) P 460 and P
730
Seed dormancy is special condition of rest, which enables an embryo to survive the long periods
 of unfavourable environmental conditions such as:
a) water scarcity b) low temperature c) both a & b d) none
Short-day plants are really: '
a) short-night plants b) long-night plants c) mid-night plants d) mid-wife plants
Temperature around 4°C stimulates the production of "Vernalin" hormone which induces:
a) vernalisation b) ovulation c) embryonic induction d) flowering
The ACTH released from foetal pituitary .stimulates the foetal adrenal gland to release:
a) steroids b) vasopressin c) corticosteroids d) oxytocin
The biological clock once stimulated causes production of florigen hormone in leaves, which
travel through phloem to the floral buds, initiating:
a) fruiting b) leaf formation c) leaf shedding d) flowering
The duration of low temperature (Chilling) treatment varies from:
a) 4 days to 2 months . b) 4 days to 3 months c) 2 days to 3 months d) 5 days to
5 months
The response to light intensity and quality leads to the discovery of a blue light sensitive protein
pigments,
a) phytoproteins b) phytochromes c) photochromes d) photons
The variations in day length are called photoperiod and the phenomenon is called:
a) photoperiodism b) photosynthesis c) photo-variations d) photo-
fluctuation
Plants have diplohaplontic life cycle'in:
'a). Asexual reproduction b). Sexual reproduction c). Both a & b d.) None
of these

Fruit ripening is often accompanied by a burst of respiratory activity called the:

a). Fertilization b). Photoperiod c.). Climatric d). Reproduction
Organisms produced from a single cell by sub-culturing (cloning) are called:
a). Identical twins b). Clones c). Similar d). None of these
The process which leads to union of gametes is:
a. Germination b. Pollination c. Reproduction d. Fertilization
A structure established between the uterine and foetal tissues for the exchange of oxygen, carbon
dioxide, waste, nutrients and other materials is:
a) bridge b) placenta c) canal d) channel
The yellowish glandular structure, corpus luteum, starts secreting a hormone called:
a). Sterone . b). Progesterone c). Oestrogen d.) Testerone
A type of asexual reproduction in which parent organism simply divides into two daughter
organisms is:
a) budding b) multiple fission c) binary fission d) nuclear
fission
Downs Syndrome (Mongolism) occurs in man, during which 21st chromosome fails to segregate, resulting
gamete with: a) 20 chromosomes b) 21 chromosomes c) 22 chromosomes d) 24
chromosomes
During Anaphase the separation of homologous chromosomes is:
a) random b) hit and miss c) arbitrary d) haphazard
Following the Gi is the' S-phase during which the DNA is synthesized and chromosomes number is:
a) doubled b) tripled c) four folded d) none
Full cell cycle in yeast cells is only: a) 15 minutes b) 30 minutes c) 60 minutes d) 90 minutes
G-i (Gap 1) is the period of: a) rest b) metabolic activity c) synthesis d)
movement
In anaphase I, in contrast to anaphase of mitosis, sister chromatids are not:
a) joined b) separated c) curled d) rotated
In case of human cell, cell cycle is about: a) 21 hours b) 22 hours c) 23 hours d) 24
hours
The paired chromosomes repel each other and begin to separate in:
a) leptotene b) zygotene c) pachytene d) diplotene,
In human cell mitosis takes 30 minutes, Gi, 9 hours, the S-phase 10 hours, and G2:
a) 2 hours . b) 3 hours c) 4 hours d) 4.5 hours
The individuals have additional sex chromosome in:
a) Klinefelter's Syndrome b) Turner's syndrome c) Down's syndrome d) Sach's
syndrome
The chromosomes become visible, shorten and thick in:
a) leptotene . b) zygotene c) pachytene d) diplotene
The hereditary material is equally distributed in the daughter cell in:
a) meiosis b) mitosis c) amitosis d)
none
In non-disjunction chromosomes fail to segregate during:
a) prophase & metaphase b) anaphase & metaphase c) anaphase & telophase d) prophase &
telophase
Mitotic apparatus disorganize, nuclear membrane and nucleoli reorganize, forming two nuclei at two
poles of the cell in: a) prophase b) metaphase c) anaphase d) telophase
The affected individuals have pne missing X chromosome with only 45 chromosomes in:
a) Klinefelter's Syndrome b) Turner's syndrome c) Down's syndrome d) Sach's
syndrome
Internal programme of events and sequence of morphological changes by which cell commit suicide is
collectively called as: a) suicidal attack b) necrosis c) apoptosis d)
autophagocytosis
Interphase can further be divided into:
a) G1-phase, S-phaseand G2-phase b) G1-phase, G2-phase and Gs-phase
c) S1-phase, S2-phase and S3-phase d) S1-phase, G-phase and S2-phase