Free Cell Cycle And Cell Division (Daily Quiz: 15) NEET Biology Questions & Answers with Detailed Explanation & Full Review

Question-1

Choose the correct sequence of stages of the growth curve for bacteria

(a) lag, log, stationary phase

(b) lag, log, stationary, decline phase

(c) stationary, lag, log, decline phase

(d) decline, lag, log phase

Question-2

Select the correct option.

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Column I	Column II
A. Synapsis aligns homologous chromosomes	(i) Diptera
B. Synthesis of RNA and protein	(ii) Arthropoda
C. Action of enzyme recombinase	(iii) Muscidae
D. Centromeres do not separate but chromatids move towards opposite poles	(iv) Insecta:
	(v) Pachytene

(a) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(iv), D-(v)

(b) A-(ii), B-(i), C-(iii), D-(iv)

(c) A-(i), B-(ii), C-(v), D-(iv)

(d) A-(ii), B-(iii), C-(v), D-(iv)

Question-3

Select the correct option.

Column I	Column II
A. Synapsis aligns homologous chromosomes	1. Anaphase II
B. Synthesis of RNA and protein	2. Zygotene
C. Action of enzyme recombinase	3. $G_2$ phase
D. Centromeres do not separate but chromatids move towards opposite poles	4. Anaphase I

(a) A : 2, B : 3, C : 1, D : 4

(b) A : 2, B : 1, C : 3, D : 4

(c) A : 1, B : 2, C : 3, D : 4

(d) A : 2, B : 3, C : 4, D : 1

Question-4

Identify the given figures (A, B & C) showing meiotic phases and select the correct option.

(a)	A-Metaphase	B-Anaphase	C-Telophase
(b)	A-Metaphase-I	B-Anaphase-I	C-Telophase-I
(c)	A-Metaphase-II	B-Anaphase-II	C-Telophase-II
(d)	A-Anaphase-I	B-Metaphase-I	C-Telophase-I

(a) (a)

(b) (b)

(c) (c)

(d) (d)

Question-5

Assertion:
DNA synthesis occurs in $G_1$ and $G_2$ periods of cell cycle.
Reason:
During $G_1$ and $G_2$ phase the DNA contents become double.

(a) If both the assertion and reason are true but the reason is not a correct explanation of the assertion.

(b) If both the assertion and the reason are true and the reason is a correct explanation of the assertion.

(c) If the assertion is true but the reason is false.

(d) If both the assertion and reason are false.