PrepBharat

1. Before undergoing meiosis, the amount of DNA of a cell
a) Halves
b) Doubles
c) Remains the same
d) Quadruples

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2. Which of the following represents the correct order in Prophase I?
a) Zygotene, diplotene, pachytene, leptotene, diakinesis
b) Diakinesis, diplotene, leptotene, pachytene, zygotene
c) Leptotene, zygotene, pachytene, diplotene, diakinesis
d) Pachytene, leptotene, zygotene, diplotene, diakinesis

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3. In which stage of meiosis, the chromosome is thin, long and thread-like?
a) Leptotene
b) Zygotene
c) Pachytene
d) Diakinesis

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4. Synaptonemal complex has a role in
a) Chromosome pairing
b) Chromosome movement
c) Chromosome segregation
d)Chromosome organization

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5. The synaptonemal complex is formed during
a) Cytokinesis
b) Amitosis
c) Mitosis
d) Meiosis

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6. Bivalents are formed during
a) Diplotene
b) Pachytene
c) Zygotene
d) Leptotene

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7. Tetrad is made of
a) Four non-homologous chromatids
b) Four non-homologous chromosomes
c) Four homologous chromosomes with four chromatids
d) Two homologous chromosomes and each with two chromatids

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8. The exchange of paternal and maternal chromosome material during cell division is
a) Dyad formation
b) Crossing over
c) Synapsis
d) Bivalent formation

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9. Transfer of genes from one chromosome to another and vice versa during synapsis is called
a) Crossing over
b) Exchange
c) Chiasmata
d) Translocation

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10. Repulsion of homologous chromosomes takes place in
a) Diplotene
b) Zygotene
c) Diakinesis
d) Leptotene

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