Biology MCQs for MDCAT/ MCAT and Test Preparation

151. The division of cytoplasm is?

(a) Cytokinesis

(b) Karyokinsis

(c) Mitosis

(d) Meiosis

152. Meiosis was discovered in?

(a) 1776

(b) 1976

(c) 1676

(d) 1876

153. Meiosis was discovered by?

(a) Oscar Hertwing

(b) Walter flemming

(c) Robert Hooke

(d) None of these

154. The type of cell division in which each daughter cell receives half the number of chromosomes as the parent cell?

(a) Mitosis

(b) Meiosis

(c) Apoptosis

(d) None of these

155. The failure of a cell to maintain essential life functions is called?

(a) Mitosis

(b) Meiosis

(c) Apoptosis

(d) Cell death

156. The cell death automatically by natural process is called’?

(a) Mitosis

(b) Meiosis

(c) Apoptosis

(d) None of these

157. All of the following are true for Meiosis EXCEPT?

(a) There is no DNA Synthesis between the divisions

(b) The result if four cell with haploid number of chromosomes

(e)Meiosis does not contribute to the genetic diversity in populations

(d) Fusion two products of meiosis produces a zygote

158.  If 2n=8, for a particular cell, than the chromosome number in egg cell after meiosis would be?

(a) 12

(b) 10

(c) 8

(d) 4

159. During which stage of meiosis do the chromosomes have the least amount of DNA?

(a) Prophase -1

(b) Telophase-II

(b) Prophase-II

(d) telophase-I

160. Which statement concerning both mitosis and meiosis is correct.

(a) Meiosis is produces 4 haploid cells while mitosis produces 2 diploid cell

(b) Meiosis produces 4 diploid cells while mitosis produces 2 haploid

(c) Meiosis maintains the number of chromosomes, while mitosis

(d) Prophase-1 of mitosis results in the formation of a tetrad but not in prophase-1 of meiosis-1