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Chapter 3: Plant Kingdom
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Chapter 5: Morphology of Flowering Plants
Chapter 6: Anatomy of Flowering Plants
Chapter 7: Structural Organisation in Animals
Chapter 8: Cell : the Unit of Life
Chapter 9: Biomolecules
Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Chapter 11: Transport in Plants
Chapter 12: Mineral Nutrition
Chapter 13: Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
Chapter 14: Respiration in Plants
Chapter 15: Plant Growth and Development
Chapter 16: Digestion and Absorption
Chapter 17: Breathing and Exchange of Gases
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Chapter 20: Locomotion and Movement
Chapter 21: Neural Control and Coordination
Chapter 22: Chemical Coordination and Integration

Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division
NCERT solutions for Biology Exemplar class 11 Chapter 10 Cell Cycle and Cell Division Exercises [Pages 49 - 53]
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Meiosis results in diploid organisms
Production of gametes
Reduction in the number of chromosomes
Introduction of variation
All of the above
At which stage of meiosis does the genetic constitution of gametes is finally decided ______.
Metaphase I
Anaphase II
Metaphase II
Anaphase I
Meiosis occurs in organisms during ______.
Sexual reproduction
Vegetative reproduction
Both sexual and vegetative reproduction
None of the above
During anaphase-I of meiosis ______.
Homologous chromosomes separate
Non-homologous chromosomes separate
Sister chromatids separate
Non-sister chromatids separate
Mitosis is characterised by ______.
Reduction division
Equal division
Both reduction and equal division
Paining of homologous chromosomes
A bivalent of meiosis-I consists of ______.
Two chromatids and one centromere
Two chromatids and two centromere
Four chromatids and two centromere
Four chromatids and four centromere
Cells which are not dividing are likely to be at ______.
G1
G2
G0
S phase
Which of the events listed below is not observed during mitosis?
Chromatin condensation
Movement of centrioles to opposite poles
Appearance of chromosomes with two chromatids joined together at the centromere.
Crossing over
Select the correct statement about G1 phase.
Cell is metabolically inactive
DNA in the cell does not replicate
It is not a phase of synthesis of macromolecules
Cell stops growing
Select the correct statement about G1 phase.
Cell is metabolically inactive
DNA in the cell does not replicate
It is not a phase of synthesis of macromolecules
Cell stops growing
VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Between a prokaryote and a eukaryote, which cell has a shorter cell division time?
Which of the phases of cell cycle is of longest duration?
Name a stain commonly used to colour chromosomes.
Which tissue of animals and plants exhibits meiosis?
Given that the average duplication time of E.coli is 20 minutes, how much time will two E.coli cells take to become 32 cells?
Which part of the human body should one use to demonstrate stages in mitosis?
What attributes does a chromatid require to be classified as a chromosome?
The diagram shows a bivalent at prophase-I of meiosis. Which of the four chromatids can cross over?
If a tissue has at a given time 1024 cells, how many cycles of mitosis had the original parental single cell undergone?
An anther has 1200 pollen grains. How many pollen mother cells must have been there to produce them?
At what stage of cell cycle does DNA synthesis take place?
It is said that the one cycle of cell division in human cells (eukaryotic cells) takes 24 hours. Which phase of the cycle, do you think occupies the maximum part of cell cycle?
It is observed that heart cells do not exhibit cell division. Such cells do not divide further and exit ______ phase to enter an inactive stage called ______ of cell cycle.
In which phase of meiosis are the following formed? Choose the correct answer:
Synaptonemal complex ______
Zygotene
Pachytene
Pachytene
Diakinesis
After Telophase-I/Before Meiosis-II
Telophase-I/After Meiosis-I
In which phase of meiosis are the following formed? Choose the correct answer:
Recombination nodules ______
Zygotene
Pachytene
Pachytene
Diakinesis
After Telophase-I/Before Meiosis-II
Telophase-I/After Meiosis-I
In which phase of meiosis are the following formed? Choose the correct answer:
Appearance/activation of enzyme recombinase ______
Zygotene
Pachytene
Pachytene
Diakinesis
After Telophase-I/Before Meiosis-II
Telophase-I/After Meiosis-I
In which phase of meiosis are the following formed? Choose the correct answer:
Termination of chiasmata ______
Zygotene
Pachytene
Pachytene
Diakinesis
After Telophase-I/Before Meiosis-II
Telophase-I/After Meiosis-I
In which phase of meiosis are the following formed? Choose the correct answer:
Interkinesis ______
Zygotene
Pachytene
Pachytene
Diakinesis
After Telophase-I/Before Meiosis-II
Telophase-I/After Meiosis-I
In which phase of meiosis are the following formed? Choose the correct answer:
Formation of dyad of cells ______
Zygotene
Pachytene
Pachytene
Diakinesis
After Telophase-I/Before Meiosis-II
Telophase-I/After Meiosis-I
SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
State the role of centrioles other than spindle formation.
Mitochondria and plastids have their own DNA (genetic material). What is known about their fate during nuclear division like mitosis?
Label the diagram and also determine the stage at which this structure is visible.
A cell has 32 chromosomes. It undergoes mitotic division. What will be the chromosome number (N) during metaphase? What would be the DNA content (C) during anaphase?
While examining the mitotic stage in a tissue, one finds some cells with 16 chromosomes and some with 32 chromosomes. What possible reasons could you assign to this difference in chromosome number. Do you think cells with 16 chromosomes could have arisen from cells with 32 chromosomes or vice versa?
The following events occur during the various phases of the cell cycle, Name the phase against the events.
Disintegration of nuclear membrane ______
The following events occur during the various phases of the cell cycle, Name the phase against the events.
Appearance of nucleolus ______
The following events occur during the various phases of the cell cycle, Name the phase against the events.
Division of centromere ______
The following events occur during the various phases of the cell cycle, Name the phase against the events.
Replication of DNA ______
Mitosis results in producing two cells which are similar to each other. What would be the consequence if the following irregularities occur during mitosis?
Nuclear membrane fails to disintegrate
Mitosis results in producing two cells which are similar to each other. What would be the consequence if the following irregularities occur during mitosis?
Duplication of DNA does not occur
Mitosis results in producing two cells which are similar to each other. What would be the consequence if the following irregularities occur during mitosis?
Centromeres do not divide
Mitosis results in producing two cells which are similar to each other. What would be the consequence if the following irregularities occur during mitosis?
Cytokinesis does not occur
Both unicellular and multicellular organisms undergo mitosis. What are the differences, if any, observed in the process between the two?
Name the pathological condition when uncontrolled cell division occurs.
Two key events take place, during S phase in animal cells, DNA replication and duplication of centriole. In which parts of the cell do events occur?
Comment on the statement – Meiosis enables the conservation of specific chromosome number of each species even though the process per se, results in reduction of chromosome number.
Name a cell that is found arrested in diplotene stage for months and years. Comment in 2-3 lines how it completes cell cycle?
How does cytokinesis in plant cells differ from that in animal cells?
LONG ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
Comment on the statement – Telophase is reverse of prophase.
What are the various stages of meiotic prophase-I? Enumerate the chromosomal events during each stage?
Differentiate between the events of mitosis and meiosis
Write brief note on the following:
Synaptonemal complex
Write brief note on the following:
Metaphase plate
Write briefly the significance of mitosis and meiosis in multicellular organism.
An organism has two pair of chromosomes (i.e., chromosome number = 4). Diagrammatically represent the chromosomal arrangement during different phases of meiosis-II.
Chapter 10: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

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