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
Discussion
2.

When was the mechanism behind cytokinesis first discovered?

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

Chromosome compaction at prophase requires ______________________

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

Condensin is a ___________________

A. multiprotein complex
B. enzyme
C. membrane phospholipid
D. transcription inhibitor
Answer» B. enzyme
Discussion
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
Discussion
6.

Centromeres split during the __________________

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

Cytoskeleton is disassembled in which of the following phase?

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

How many phases of mitosis are there?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» E.
Discussion
9.

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

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
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.
Discussion
11.

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

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
Discussion
12.

The term mitosis was coined in ____________

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