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Where Does Mitosis Occur?

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Where does mitosis occur?
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Mitosis takes place in the body cells or somatic cells of the organisms.
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Chapter 1: Cell Division - Exercises [Page 13]

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Frank Biology Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 1 Cell Division
Exercises | Q 19. | Page 13

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The diagram given below represents a certain stage of mitosis: 

  1. Identify the stage of cell division.
  2. Name the parts labelled A and B.
  3. What is the unique feature observed in this stage?
  4. How many daughter cells are formed from this type of cell division?

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.

 

  1. Identify the stage. Give one reason in support of your answer.
  2. Name the cell organelle that forms the ‘aster’.
  3. Name the parts labelled 1, 2 and 3.
  4. Name the stage that follows the one shown above; how is that stage identified?
  5. Mention two differences between mitosis and meiosis with regards to:
    1. The number of daughter cells produced.
    2. The chromosome number in the daughter cells.

All chromosomes are arranged parallel to equatorial plane of cell in ______ phase of mitosis.


Write down the phases of mitosis.

Give important characters of meiosis.

Define the following:

Karyokinesis


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.


Name the Following

Nuclear envelope and nucleoli reappear in which stage.


Give Technical Terms

The stage in mitosis when the nucleolus starts disappearing.


Give Technical Terms

The stage at which spindle fibres begin to be formed.


Choose the Odd One Out


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
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(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.

Explain the following figure.


Give the sequence of the events occurring during the prophase of mitosis.


Identify the stage of mitosis from the below picture. List the chromosomal events in this stage.


The diagram given below represents a stage in mitosis.

  1. Identify the stage given above.
  2. Give one reason to support your answer in (a).
  3. Mention the number of chromosomes given in the diagram.

During Mitosis what is the position of chromatids in metaphase?


During Mitosis what is the position of chromatids in the anaphase?


Match List - I with List - II.

List - I List - II
A. Centromere I. Mitochondrion
B. Cilium II. Cell division
C. Cristae III. Сell movement
D. Cell membrane IV. Phospholipid Bilayer

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:


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