Explore topic-wise MCQs in Cell Biology.

This section includes 12 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Cell Biology knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Cell plate is a term relative to cytokinesis in ______________________

A. mammals
B. invertebrates
C. plants
D. fungi
Answer» D. fungi
2.

When was the mechanism behind cytokinesis first discovered?

A. 1950s
B. 1960s
C. 1970s
D. 1980s
Answer» B. 1960s
3.

Chromosome compaction at prophase requires ______________________

A. DNA helicase
B. DNA polymerase
C. RNA polymerase
D. Topoisomerase II
Answer» E.
4.

Condensin is a ___________________

A. multiprotein complex
B. enzyme
C. membrane phospholipid
D. transcription inhibitor
Answer» B. enzyme
5.

Which is the last phase in mitosis just before the beginning of cytokinesis?

A. telophase
B. metaphase
C. interphase
D. prometaphase
Answer» B. metaphase
6.

Centromeres split during the __________________

A. translation
B. transcription
C. anaphase
D. prometaphase
Answer» D. prometaphase
7.

Cytoskeleton is disassembled in which of the following phase?

A. Prophase
B. Metaphase
C. Anaphase
D. Telophase
Answer» B. Metaphase
8.

How many phases of mitosis are there?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» E.
9.

During mitosis, the cell becomes less responsive to external stimuli.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
10.

Cytokinesis is the process of division of two daughter cells by the partitioning of _________________

A. DNA
B. RNA
C. Messenger RNA
D. Cytoplasm
Answer» E.
11.

Mitosis is the process of segregation of DNA molecules into 2 cells.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
12.

The term mitosis was coined in ____________

A. 1782
B. 1882
C. 1982
D. 1992
Answer» C. 1982