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Mitosis is important because:
(i) It helps in the growth of tissues, organs and thus the entire organism.
(ii) It helps in the repair of damaged tissues and organs.
(iii) It is the method by which lower organisms reproduce.
(iv) It helps in the maintenance of the hereditary characters by the replication of chromosomes.
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Given below is a diagram representing a stage during mitotic cell division in an animal cell Examine it carefully and answer the questions which follow.
- Identify the stage. Give one reason in support of your answer.
- Name the cell organelle that forms the ‘aster’.
- Name the parts labelled 1, 2 and 3.
- Name the stage that follows the one shown above; how is that stage identified?
- Mention two differences between mitosis and meiosis with regards to:
- The number of daughter cells produced.
- The chromosome number in the daughter cells.
Genetic recombination occurs in ______ phase of prophase of meiosis-I.
With the help of suitable diagrams, explain the five stages of prophase-I of meiosis.
Describe anaphase in mitosis.
Define the following:
Karyokinesis
Fill in the blank:
______ is the indirect cell division.
Differentiate between Centrosome and centromere.
The figure below shows a certain stage of mitosis:
(i) Name the stage,
(ii) Label the parts 1 to 4
(iii) How many chromosomes are shown here?
Name the Following
Name the stage during which nuclear membrane and nucleoli reappear.
Give Technical Terms
The stage in mitosis when the nucleolus starts disappearing.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
______means the splitting of the nucleus.
Complete the following sentence with appropriate word :
Colchicine arrests cell division at __________.
Mention, if the following statement is True or False. If false rewrite the wrong statement in its correct form:
The alkaloid colchicine inhibits the formation of the mitotic spindle.
Multiple Choice Question:
The nuclear membrane and nucleolus become indistinguishable during
Column ‘II’ is a list of items related to ideas in Column ‘I’. Match the terms in Column ‘II’ with a suitable idea given in Column ‘I’.
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Anaphase | (a) Chromosomes become arranged in a horizontal plane at the equator. |
| (ii) Prophase | (b) Daughter chromosomes move to opposite poles of the spindle. |
| (iii) Telophase | (c) Chromosomes become visible as fine, long threads. |
| (iv) Metaphase | (d) Chromosomes lose their distinctiveness and gradually become transformed into chromatin network. |
What is the main function of the spindle fibres during mitosis?
