ICSE Class 10 Cell Cycle and Cell Division — Mock Test

Free online mock test for Cell Cycle and Cell Division (ICSE Class 10 Botany) — 72 competency-based questions with instant marking. Try the samples below, then take the full test free.

Sample questions

1. 1.Consider the following statements about interphase: (I) It is called the resting phase. (II) DNA replication occurs in the S phase. (III) The cell undergoes both cell growth and DNA replication during it. (IV) It lasts less than 5% of the cell cycle. Which statements are correct?
   • A.I, II and III only
   • B.II and IV only
   • C.I and IV only
   • D.I, II, III and IV
2. 2.Mitosis usually results in the production of daughter cells that are:
   • A.Haploid with new gene combinations
   • B.Diploid with identical genetic complement
   • C.Haploid and genetically identical
   • D.Polyploid
3. 3.Which set correctly lists the significances of mitosis? (I) Production of diploid daughter cells with identical genetic complement. (II) Growth of multicellular organisms. (III) Cell repair. (IV) Reduction of chromosome number by half.
   • A.I, II and III only
   • B.II, III and IV only
   • C.I and IV only
   • D.I, II, III and IV
4. 4.In the 24 hour average human cell cycle, the interphase lasts more than what proportion of the duration?
   • A.50%
   • B.75%
   • C.95%
   • D.Exactly 50%
5. 5.As a chromosome moves away from the equatorial plate during anaphase, which part remains at the leading edge directed towards the pole?
   • A.The arms
   • B.The centromere
   • C.The kinetochore-free end
   • D.The telomere