Prepare for NEET Biology Cell Cycle and Cell Division (Mitosis) with MCQs & PYQs on NEET.GUIDE. Access free practice, previous year questions, and expert guidance to study equational division ensuring identical daughter cells.
NEET Questions / Botany / Cell Cycle and Cell Division / Mitosis
What is the main purpose of mitosis?
Gamete formation
Genetic variation
Growth and repair of tissues
Reduction in chromosome number
During which phase of mitosis do the sister chromatids begin to separate and move towards opposite poles of the cell?
Prophase
Metaphase
Anaphase
Telophase
Which of the following is NOT a function of mitosis?
Growth and development
Repair of tissues
Replacement of damaged cells
Production of gametes
Statement 1: Offsets are a form of vegetative propagation.
Statement 2: Vegetative propagation is a type of asexual reproduction.
Choose the correct option:
Both statements are true
Both statements are false
Statement 1 is true, Statement 2 is false
Statement 1 is false, Statement 2 is true
Which part of the coconut develops into the edible coconut meat (copra) found in mature coconuts?
Seed coat
Embryo
Free-nuclear endosperm
Endocarp
In the early stages of coconut development, the endosperm is primarily in which form?
Solid, cellular
Liquid, multinucleate
Partially solid, helobial
Absent
Unlike the solid endosperm found in mature coconuts, the endosperm in a tender coconut is:
Cellular and solid
Free-nuclear and liquid
Hemi-endosperm
Non-existent
A student observes a plant cell at telophase that lacks a cell plate. This cell has double the chromosome number compared to other cells at telophase. What is the likely outcome of this observation?
Formation of a polyploid cell
Cell death
Normal cell division
Formation of two daughter cells
