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This section includes 13 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
Which of these statements is true about meiosis I? |
A. | Crossing over leads to genetic variability |
B. | Diplotene is short lived in vertebrates |
C. | Diakinesis is followed by cytokinesis |
D. | Chiasmata formation occurs during metaphase I |
Answer» B. Diplotene is short lived in vertebrates | |
2. |
The stage preceding the stage during which crossing over takes place is ______ |
A. | diplotene |
B. | pachytene |
C. | zygotene |
D. | leptotene |
Answer» D. leptotene | |
3. |
How do chromatids reach the poles of the cells during anaphase? |
A. | Action of centromeres |
B. | Disintegration of spindle fibers |
C. | Shortening of microtubules |
D. | Movement of arms of chromatids |
Answer» D. Movement of arms of chromatids | |
4. |
Which of the following statements is false regarding interkinesis? |
A. | It is mostly short lived |
B. | It is followed by prophase II |
C. | It occurs after telophase I |
D. | Replication takes place |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
Nuclear membrane does not appear at the end of anaphase I. True or false? |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
6. |
During which stage of meiosis do the sister chromatids separate? |
A. | Telophase I |
B. | Anaphase I |
C. | Anaphase II |
D. | Telophase II |
Answer» D. Telophase II | |
7. |
Which of these stages is characterized by the disappearance of the nucleolus? |
A. | Zygotene |
B. | Pachytene |
C. | Diplotene |
D. | Diakinesis |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which of these is true about anaphase I? |
A. | Sister chromatids remain attached at the centromeres |
B. | Bivalent is unequally separated |
C. | Homologous chromosomes remain together |
D. | It takes place before diakinesis |
Answer» B. Bivalent is unequally separated | |
9. |
During which stage does assembly of meiotic spindle take place? |
A. | Pachytene |
B. | Diakinesis |
C. | Metaphase I |
D. | Diplotene |
Answer» C. Metaphase I | |
10. |
At what stage can one visualize chiasmata? |
A. | Diplotene |
B. | Pachytene |
C. | Leptotene |
D. | Zygotene |
Answer» B. Pachytene | |
11. |
What shape is the chiasmata? |
A. | S-shaped |
B. | Y-shaped |
C. | X-shaped |
D. | L-shaped |
Answer» D. L-shaped | |
12. |
During which stage does the synaptonemal complex dissolve? |
A. | Leptotene |
B. | Pachytene |
C. | Diplotene |
D. | Zygotene |
Answer» D. Zygotene | |
13. |
What is the enzyme involved in crossing over? |
A. | Isomerase |
B. | Invertase |
C. | Transferase |
D. | Recombinase |
Answer» E. | |