NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs Set 14

Biology Objective Questions and Answers: Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Access targeted multiple-choice questions for Cell Cycle and Cell Division designed to align with the latest NEET academic syllabus for NEET Biology. These objective practice sets help students evaluate their conceptual understanding and improve exam readiness.

Download Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs with Answers

Navigate directly to the 50 objective questions for Cell Cycle and Cell Division using the digital viewer below. Each practice set includes verified answer keys, allowing students to instantly cross-check their work and identify areas requiring further revision.

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1: Prophase I of meiosis is longer and more complex. It is subdivided into five phases on the basis of:
(a) Staining
(b) Behaviour of chromosomes
(c) Duration
(d) Number of chromosomes
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) Behaviour of chromosomes

Explanation:
1. The five substages of prophase I are distinguished by the behaviour of the chromosomes.

Teacher's Note:
1. Leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, diakinesis.

Question 2: Match the stages of prophase I. A. Leptotene B. Zygotene C. Pachytene D. Diplotene E. Diakinesis; i. compaction of chromosomes ii. recombination nodule iii. synapsis iv. terminalisation of chiasmata v. dissolution of synaptonemal complex
(a) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-v, E-iv
(b) A-i, B-ii, C-iii, D-v, E-iv
(c) A-v, B-iii, C-ii, D-i, E-iv
(d) A-iii, B-ii, C-v, D-iv, E-i
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) A-i, B-iii, C-ii, D-v, E-iv

Explanation:
1. Chromosomes condense in leptotene, pair in zygotene (synapsis), form recombination nodules in pachytene, the synaptonemal complex dissolves in diplotene, and chiasmata terminalise in diakinesis.

Teacher's Note:
1. Learn the order of events.

Question 3: Which phase of prophase I is the longest in human oogenesis?
(a) Zygotene
(b) Leptotene
(c) Diplotene
(d) Diakinesis
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (c) Diplotene

Explanation:
1. Oocytes remain arrested in diplotene from foetal life until puberty, sometimes for decades.

Teacher's Note:
1. Diplotene is the long stage in human females.

Question 4: In which phase of mitosis do chromosomes lose their individuality?
(a) Prophase
(b) Metaphase
(c) Anaphase
(d) Telophase
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) Telophase

Explanation:
1. In telophase chromosomes cluster at the poles and decondense into chromatin, losing their individuality.

Teacher's Note:
1. The nuclear envelope reforms.

Question 5: Mark the INCORRECT statements: A. Meiosis involves a single cycle of DNA replication. B. Four haploid cells are formed at the end of meiosis I. C. Mitosis may occur in haploid and diploid cells. D. In yeast the cell cycle takes about 90 minutes.
(a) A and B
(b) A and C
(c) Only B
(d) All are correct
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (c) Only B

Explanation:
1. Two haploid cells are formed at the end of meiosis I, and four at the end of meiosis II. The other statements are correct.

Teacher's Note:
1. Meiosis I is reductional.

Question 6: In which stage of mitosis do cells not show Golgi complex, ER, nucleolus and nuclear envelope?
(a) Metaphase
(b) Late prophase
(c) Anaphase
(d) All of these
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) All of these

Explanation:
1. These structures disappear by late prophase and are absent during metaphase and anaphase.

Teacher's Note:
1. They reappear in telophase.

Question 7: In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur?
(a) G1 phase
(b) S phase
(c) G2 phase
(d) M phase
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) S phase

Explanation:
1. DNA is replicated during the S (synthesis) phase.

Teacher's Note:
1. The DNA content doubles in S phase.

Question 8: Terminally differentiated cells such as heart cells that do not divide are found in which phase?
(a) G1
(b) S
(c) G2
(d) G0 (quiescent)
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) G0 (quiescent)

Explanation:
1. Cells that leave the cycle after G1 and stay metabolically active but non-dividing enter the G0 (quiescent) stage.

Teacher's Note:
1. Neurons and heart cells are in G0.

Question 9: In animal cells, the centriole duplicates in which phase?
(a) G1
(b) S
(c) G2
(d) M
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) S

Explanation:
1. The centrosome and its centrioles are duplicated during S phase, in the cytoplasm.

Teacher's Note:
1. Each centrosome has two centrioles.

Question 10: Chiasmata appear in which stage?
(a) Leptotene
(b) Zygotene
(c) Pachytene
(d) Diplotene
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) Diplotene

Explanation:
1. Chiasmata become visible in diplotene as the homologous chromosomes begin to separate except at the crossover points.

Teacher's Note:
1. Crossing over takes place earlier, in pachytene.

Question 11: Terminalisation of chiasmata marks which phase?
(a) Diakinesis
(b) Pachytene
(c) Diplotene
(d) Zygotene
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) Diakinesis

Explanation:
1. Chiasmata move towards the ends of the chromosomes in diakinesis.

Teacher's Note:
1. The nucleolus disappears in diakinesis.

Question 12: Dissolution of the synaptonemal complex starts and chiasmata are first seen during:
(a) Pachytene
(b) Diplotene
(c) Diakinesis
(d) Zygotene
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) Diplotene

Explanation:
1. The synaptonemal complex dissolves in diplotene, and chiasmata become visible there.

Teacher's Note:
1. Recombination is completed by then.

Question 13: Crossing over occurs during:
(a) Pachytene
(b) Diplotene
(c) Diakinesis
(d) Zygotene
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) Pachytene

Explanation:
1. Crossing over between non-sister chromatids takes place in pachytene, aided by recombinase.

Teacher's Note:
1. Recombination nodules appear in pachytene.

Question 14: A dyad of cells is formed after:
(a) Anaphase I
(b) Telophase I
(c) Telophase II
(d) Anaphase II
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) Telophase I

Explanation:
1. Meiosis I ends with two haploid cells, the dyad of cells.

Teacher's Note:
1. Tetrad of cells forms after meiosis II.

Question 15: Movement of homologous chromosomes towards opposite poles by shortening of spindle fibres occurs during:
(a) Anaphase II
(b) Anaphase I
(c) Telophase
(d) Metaphase I
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) Anaphase I

Explanation:
1. In anaphase I whole homologous chromosomes separate and move to opposite poles.

Teacher's Note:
1. Sister chromatids separate in anaphase II.

Question 16: In human beings, which cells do not show division?
(a) Heart cells only
(b) Heart and muscle cells only
(c) Heart and nerve cells only
(d) Heart, muscle and nerve cells
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) Heart, muscle and nerve cells

Explanation:
1. Differentiated heart, skeletal muscle and nerve cells do not divide.

Teacher's Note:
1. These cells are in G0.

Question 17: The cell cycle involves:
(a) Duplication of the genome
(b) Synthesis of cell constituents
(c) Division of the cell
(d) All of the above
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) All of the above

Explanation:
1. The cycle includes genome duplication, synthesis of constituents and cell division.

Teacher's Note:
1. It is a coordinated sequence of events.

Question 18: Which statement about the cell cycle is WRONG?
(a) Cytoplasm increase is a continuous process
(b) DNA synthesis occurs only during one specific stage
(c) Replicated chromosomes are distributed to daughter nuclei by a complex series of events
(d) The events of chromosome distribution are not under genetic control
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) The events of chromosome distribution are not under genetic control

Explanation:
1. The events of the cycle are under genetic control.

Teacher's Note:
1. Cytoplasmic growth is continuous.

Question 19: Which phase corresponds to the interval between mitosis and the initiation of DNA replication?
(a) G1 phase
(b) G2 phase
(c) S phase
(d) M phase
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) G1 phase

Explanation:
1. G1 is the gap between M phase and S phase, when the cell grows and is metabolically active.

Teacher's Note:
1. G2 follows S phase.

Question 20: Which statement about the cell cycle is correct?
(a) In G0 phase cells are metabolically inactive
(b) In G0 phase cells are metabolically active
(c) Diploid somatic cells of animals divide by meiosis only
(d) In plants only haploid cells can show mitosis
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) In G0 phase cells are metabolically active

Explanation:
1. Cells in G0 are metabolically active but do not proliferate.

Teacher's Note:
1. Somatic cells divide by mitosis.

Question 21: The most dramatic period of the cell cycle, involving major reorganisation of virtually all components of the cell, is:
(a) G1
(b) S
(c) G2
(d) M
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) M

Explanation:
1. M phase involves a major reorganisation of the cell, including the nucleus and cytoskeleton.

Teacher's Note:
1. M phase includes karyokinesis and cytokinesis.

Question 22: Which component can still be seen in a cell after completion of prophase?
(a) Golgi complex
(b) Endoplasmic reticulum
(c) Nucleolus
(d) Mitochondria
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) Mitochondria

Explanation:
1. Golgi complex, ER, nucleolus and nuclear envelope disappear by the end of prophase, while mitochondria remain.

Teacher's Note:
1. Mitochondria divide independently.

Question 23: During poleward movement of chromosomes in anaphase, the centromere (kinetochore) of each daughter chromosome faces towards:
(a) The pole
(b) The equatorial plate
(c) Lateral
(d) It is random
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) The pole

Explanation:
1. Centromeres lead and the arms trail, so the centromere faces the pole.

Teacher's Note:
1. Chromosomes look V- or J-shaped.

Question 24: Match. a. Prophase b. Metaphase c. Anaphase d. Telophase; I. decondensation of chromosomes II. division of centromere III. attachment of spindle fibres to kinetochores IV. initiation of assembly of mitotic spindle
(a) a-IV, b-III, c-I, d-II
(b) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
(c) a-III, b-IV, c-II, d-I
(d) a-III, b-IV, c-I, d-II
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I

Explanation:
1. The spindle begins to assemble in prophase, fibres attach to kinetochores in metaphase, centromeres split in anaphase and chromosomes decondense in telophase.

Teacher's Note:
1. Learn one key event per phase.

Question 25: The precursor of the cell wall is the:
(a) Cell membrane
(b) Cell fragments
(c) Cell plate
(d) Nuclear membrane
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (c) Cell plate

Explanation:
1. In plant cytokinesis the cell plate forms and develops into the middle lamella and cell wall.

Teacher's Note:
1. Animal cells divide by a furrow.

Question 26: Meiosis ensures the production of the ______ phase in the life cycle of a sexually reproducing organism, whereas fertilisation restores the ______ phase.
(a) diploid, haploid
(b) haploid, triploid
(c) diploid, triploid
(d) haploid, diploid
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (d) haploid, diploid

Explanation:
1. Meiosis forms haploid gametes and fertilisation restores the diploid condition.

Teacher's Note:
1. Chromosome number is kept constant.

Question 27: Meiosis involves two sequential cycles of nuclear and cell division. How many cycles of DNA replication occur?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) One

Explanation:
1. DNA replicates once, before meiosis I, and not between meiosis I and II.

Teacher's Note:
1. Interkinesis has no S phase.

Question 28: Select the odd one:
(a) Zygotene : synaptonemal complex appears
(b) Pachytene : recombination nodules appear
(c) Diplotene : terminalisation of chiasmata
(d) Diakinesis : assembly of meiotic spindle
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (c) Diplotene : terminalisation of chiasmata

Explanation:
1. Terminalisation of chiasmata occurs in diakinesis, not in diplotene.

Teacher's Note:
1. In diplotene the synaptonemal complex dissolves.

Question 29: Match. a. Metaphase I b. Anaphase I c. Telophase I d. Anaphase II; I. splitting of centromere II. separation of homologous chromosomes III. alignment of bivalents on the equatorial plate IV. appearance of dyad of cells
(a) a-III, b-II, c-IV, d-I
(b) a-II, b-III, c-IV, d-I
(c) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
(d) a-I, b-II, c-III, d-IV
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (a) a-III, b-II, c-IV, d-I

Explanation:
1. Bivalents align in metaphase I, homologues separate in anaphase I, a dyad appears in telophase I and centromeres split in anaphase II.

Teacher's Note:
1. Anaphase II resembles mitotic anaphase.

Question 30: Match. a. Prophase II b. Metaphase II c. Anaphase II d. Telophase II; I. enclosure of chromosomes in nuclear envelope II. separation of sister chromatids III. chromosome alignment on the equator IV. disappearance of the nuclear membrane
(a) a-IV, b-III, c-I, d-II
(b) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I
(c) a-IV, b-II, c-III, d-I
(d) a-IV, b-I, c-II, d-III
Show Answer & Explanation

Answer: (b) a-IV, b-III, c-II, d-I

Explanation:
1. The nuclear membrane disappears in prophase II, chromosomes align in metaphase II, sister chromatids separate in anaphase II and nuclear envelopes form in telophase II.

Teacher's Note:
1. Meiosis II is like mitosis.

Free study material for Biology

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) for NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division

NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division Objective Test Questions

Review structured objective questions for NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division. Built according to official NEET guidelines, these MCQ sets support daily revision and core concept reinforcement.

NCERT-Aligned Objective Questions and Solutions

Each question includes structured solution keys mapped directly to standard NEET textbooks, helping students evaluate their reasoning and correct mistakes early in their revision.

Next Steps in Your Exam Preparation

Explore our broader library of printable assignments, chapter notes, and mock tests designed to support continuous revision and secure higher marks in NEET assessments.

FAQs

Where can I access latest NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs Set 14?

You can get most exhaustive NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs Set 14 for free on StudiesToday.com. These MCQs for NEET Biology are updated for the 2026-27 academic session as per NEET examination standards.

Are Assertion-Reasoning and Case-Study MCQs included in the Biology NEET material?

Yes, our NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs Set 14 include the latest type of questions, such as Assertion-Reasoning and Case-based MCQs. 50% of the NEET paper is now competency-based.

How do practicing Biology MCQs help in scoring full marks in NEET exams?

By solving our NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs Set 14, NEET students can improve their accuracy and speed which is important as objective questions provide a chance to secure 100% marks in the Biology.

Do you provide answers and explanations for NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs Set 14?

Yes, Biology MCQs for NEET have answer key and brief explanations to help students understand logic behind the correct option as its important for 2026 competency-focused NEET exams.

Can I practice these Biology NEET MCQs online?

Yes, you can also access online interactive tests for NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division MCQs Set 14 on StudiesToday.com as they provide instant answers and score to help you track your progress in Biology.