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Cell Cycle, Cell Division Goyal Brothers Prakashan ICSE Class-10 Biology Solutions Ch-2
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Ch-2 Part-A Cell Cycle, Cell Division Goyal Brothers Prakashan ICSE Class-10 Biology
Solutions Biology textbooks

Board ICSE

Publications Goyal Brothers publications

Subject Biology

Class 10th

Writer Dr. K.K. Aggrawal

Chapter-2 Cell Cycle, Cell Division and Structure of Chromosomes

Topics Solutions of MCQ, Very short and Short type questions Part-A

Edition for 2022-2023 Academic Session

Note :- Before Viewing Goyal Brothers Solutions of Chapter-2 Cell Cycle, Cell Division and Structure
of Chromosomes. Read the whole chapter carefully with figure. Make a self written notes including
Phases of Mitosis

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Test Yourself-1

Part-A Ch-2 Cell cycle and Cell Division Goyal Brothers Prakashan ICSE Class-10 Biology Solutions

(Page-12)

Name the stage of mitosis where the following occurs :

(i) Spindle fibers appear.

(ii) Chromosome are lined up in one plane at equator

(iii) Centrioles start moving apart.

(iv) Nuclear membrane is formed.

(v) Cytokinesis begins.

Answer :

(i) Late Prophase

(ii) metaphase

(iii) early prophase

(iv) telophase

(v) after anaphase

Test Yourself-2

Part-A Ch-2 Cell cycle and Cell Division Goyal Brothers Prakashan ICSE Class-10 Biology Solutions

(Page-16)

Fill in the blanks :

(i) In humans, meiosis takes place in ………. and ………….. .

(ii) In flowering plants, meiosis takes place in …………….. and ………… .

(iii) In meiosis, chromosome duplication is followed by …………..

(iv) Meiosis requires ………….. time than mitosis.

(v) Crossing over leads to ……………..

Answer :

(i) testis and ovary

(ii) anther and ovary

(iii) interphase

(iv) more

(v) formation of variation

A. MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE

Part-A Ch-2 Cell cycle and Cell Division Goyal Brothers Prakashan ICSE Class-10 Biology Solutions

(Page-17)

Choose the most Appropriate Answer

1. Correct sequence of stages in the cell cycle is

(a) G1, S, G2, M

(b) G1, G2, S, M

(c) M, S, G,, G,

(d) G2, G1, 5, M

Answer :

(a) G1, S, G2, M

2. Synthesis phase in the cell cycle is called so, because of the synthesis of more

(a) RNA

(b) RNA and proteins

(c) DNA

(d) Glucose

Answer :

(c) DNA

3. Chromosomes arrange at equatorial plate or spindle division in

(a) prophase

(b) metaphase

(c) anaphase

(d) telophase

Answer :

(b) metaphase

4. A phase which is the reverse of prophase is

(a) metaphase

(b) interphase

(c) telophase

(d) anaphase

Answer :

(c) telophase

5. After mitotic cell division, a female human cell will have

(a) 44+ xx chromosome

(b) 44+ xy chromosome
(c) 22 + x chromosome
(d) 22 + y chromosome

Answer :

(a) 44+ xx chromosome

6. Chromosomes aligned at the centre of the cell during

(a) Metaphase
(b) Anaphase
(c) Prophase
(d) Telophase

Answer :

(a) Metaphase

B. VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Part-A Ch-2 Cell cycle and Cell Division Goyal Brothers Prakashan ICSE Class-10 Biology Solutions

(Page-17)

Questions 1: Name the following:

(i) The stage when sister chromosomes separate from their paired condition.

(ii) Cytoplasmic organelles that help in the manufacture of starch.

(iii) A membrane that disappears during late prophase.

(iv) The cell organelle responsible for photosynthesis.

(v) The type of cell division which occurs in the cells of the reproductive organs.

Answer :

(i) Anaphase the stage when sister chromosomes separate from their paired condition.

(ii) Chloroplast

(iii) nuclear membrane

(iv) Chloroplast

(v) meiosis

Questions 2: Fill in the blanks:

(i) Meiosis takes place in the ..Growth Cell…….. while mitosis takes place in the ..Reproductive.………
cells of the body.

(ii) If a cell with two nuclei is spotted under a microscope, the cell is in …...Telophase…… stage of cell
division.

(iii) The spindle fibers are made of ..the microtubule…….

(iv) In plant cells, the cytokinesis is ..formation of cell plate………..

(v) Duplication of DNA occurs in the ……S phase…… stage of cell cycle.

Questions 3: Mention if the following statements are true or false. If false, rewrite the sentences
by changing only the words printed in bold face:

(i) Karyokinesis refers to the division of the nucleus.

(ii) Crossing over occurs in mitosis.

(iii) Duplicated chromosomes remain attracted at a point termed centrosome.

(iv) The resting stage in mitosis is called interphase.

(v) Mitosis is the type of cell division occurring in the cells of injured parts of the body.

Answer :

(i) true

(ii) False, Crossing over occurs in meiosis.

(iii) false , Duplicated chromosomes remain attracted at a point termed chiasmata

(iv) true

(v) false , Mitosis is the type of cell division occurring in the cells of growth parts of the body.

Questions 4: Match the following columns :

Columns I Columns I
 (i) Karyokinesis (a) Resting Phase

(ii) Mitosis (b) Reduction division

(iii) Interphase (c) Pairing of homologous chromosome

(iv) Cytokinesis (d) Division of nucleus

(v) Meiosis (e) Somatic cell division

(vi) Synapsis (f) Division of cytoplasm

(vii) Basic unit of life (g) cell

Answer :

Columns I Columns I

(i) Karyokinesis (d) Division of nucleus

(ii) Mitosis (e) Somatic cell division

(iii) Interphase (a) Resting Phase

(iv) Cytokinesis (f) Division of cytoplasm

(v) Meiosis (b) Reduction division

(vi) Synapsis (c) Pairing of homologous chromosome

(vii) Basic unit of life (g) cell

Questions 5: Give the specific function of the following structures found in the body of plants/animals

(i) Ribosomes

(ii) Nucleus

(iii) Vacuoles

(iv) Centrosome

Answer :

(i) Ribosomes– protein synthesis.

(ii) Nucleus– cell division

(iii) Vacuoles- maintain turgor

(iv) Centrosome– organization of the spindle poles during mitosis

Questions 6: Identify and name the following processes / terms from the statements given
below:

(i) Initiates cell division

(ii) Formation of yolk

(iii) Centre of all metabolic activities

(iv) The exchange of chromatid parts between the maternal and paternal chromatids of a pair of
homologous chromosomes during meiosis.

Answer :

(i) centriole

(ii) The process of formation of yolk in the ovum is called parthenogenesis

(iii) In a cell, different organelles are involved in the regulation of metabolic activities such
as mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, lysosome, golgi bodies and few more. Moreover, Nucleus
is the controller organelle that controls all the other organelles

(iv) During the metaphase of meiosis, there is exchange of chromatid parts between the maternal and
the paternal chromatids of a pair of homologous chromosomes during meiosis. This phenomenon is
known as crossing over. The site at which the genetic material is exchanged is called as chiasmata.

C. SHORT ANSWER TYPE

Part-A Ch-2 Cell cycle and Cell Division Goyal Brothers Prakashan ICSE Class-10 Biology Solutions

(Page-18)

Questions 1: Define:

(i) Cytokinesis in plant cells

(ii) Chiasma

(iii) Heterotypic division

(iv) Homologous chromosomes

Answer :

(i) Cytokinesis occurs by a special mechanism in higher-plant cells—in which the cytoplasm is
partitioned by the construction of a new cell wall, the cell plate, inside the cell. The position of the
cell plate is determined by the position of a preprophase band of microtubules and actin filaments.

(ii) Chiasmata is the X-shaped structure formed due to the point of contact between paired
chromatids during meiosis. It is the point representing the crossover where the homologous
chromosomes are joined to each other. Significance: At chiasmata crossing over occurs in the pachytene
stage

(iii) Heterotypic or reduction division is the division in which the one diploid cell is converted into
two haploid cells

(iv) Homologous chromosomes are defined as two pieces of DNA within an organism who is a
diploid (2n) which carry the same genes one from each parent i.e. one from a father and one
from the mother

Questions 2: Differentiate between the following:

(i) G1, phase and G2, phase

(i) Karyokinesis and Cytokinesis
(iii) Mitosis and Meiosis
(iv) Tonoplast and Plasma membrane

Answer :

(i) Differentiate between G1, phase and G2, phase

G1 Phase vs G2 Phase of Cell Cycle

G1 phase is the first phase of the interphase of G2 phase is the third phase of interphase of the cell
the cell cycle in which cell shows a growth by cycle in which cell prepares for nuclear division by
synthesizing proteins and other molecules. making necessary proteins and other components.

Sub Stage of Inter Phase

The first substage of interphase is a G1 phase. The last substage of interphase is a G2 phase.

Synthesis of RNA and Proteins

Occur in G1 phase for cell growth and DNA Occur in G2 phase which is essential for spindle
replication formation and mitosis.

Progression
 G1 phase proceeds into S phase where DNA
G2 phase proceeds into the mitotic stage.
replication occurs.

(ii) Differentiate between Karyokinesis and Cytokinesis

Karyokinesis Cytokinesis

Meaning

Karyokinesis means the process of

Cytokinesis means the process of division of cytoplasm.
division of the nucleus.

Division

The nucleus gets divided into two The cytoplasm, cell organelles and the nuclei divide and are
daughter nuclei. passed on to daughter cells equally.

Dependency

It can occur with or without

It is dependent on karyokinesis.
cytokinesis.

(iii) Differentiate between Mitosis and Meiosis

Mitosis and meiosis are nuclear division processes that occur during cell division.
Mitosis involves the division of body cells, while meiosis involves the division of sex cells.
The division of a cell occurs once in mitosis but twice in meiosis.
Two daughter cells are produced after mitosis and cytoplasmic division, while four daughter
cells are produced after meiosis.
Daughter cells resulting from mitosis are diploid, while those resulting from meiosis are haploid.
Daughter cells that are the product of mitosis are genetically identical. Daughter cells produced
after meiosis are genetically diverse.
Tetrad formation occurs in meiosis but not mitosis.

(iv) Differentiate between Tonoplast and Plasma membrane

tonoplast is the membrane that encloses the central vacuole of a plant cell while the plasma membrane
is the membrane that encloses the cytoplasm of a cell

Questions 3: What is the importance of meiosis in creating variation?

Answer :

In meiosis, variation occurs, because each gamete (either sperm or egg) contains a mixture of genes
from two different parent chromosomes in sexual reproduction. In other words, the genetic coupling of
non-identical DNA takes place in meiosis. It results in an offspring, which has the genetic material of
two different individuals. A new combination of genetic information is produced in the gametes. This
ultimately results in a new and unique set of chromosomes.

Questions 4: Mention three significant changes that occur in a cell during interphase.

Answer :

The three significant changes that occur in a cell during interphase are: (i) The cell grows in size. (ii) New
DNA is synthesized as per the old DNA templet. (iii) Synthesis of RNA and protein takes place

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Priti
May 4, 2022 at 4:13 pm

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 PANDEY TUTORIAL
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Arpita
May 11, 2022 at 4:16 pm

Plz complete the whole exercise of this chapter and also of all the chapters as soon as
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