Cell Growth and Cell Division MCQs

Q1. Meiosis produces how many cells?

• A.4
• B.2
• C.1
• D.8

Answer: A. 4

The idea this question leans on: Meiosis => 4 haploid cells. That fits the listed correct option directly - Correct. Looking at the others: option B) '2' misses the point - That is mitosis; option C) '1' misses the point - Four cells form. Hence the answer is A) 4.

Q2. Which process/term is described: 'produces two identical diploid daughter cells'?

• A.Mitosis
• B.Cytokinesis
• C.Karyokinesis
• D.Chromosome

Answer: A. Mitosis

NCERT fact (biology, chapter 'Cell: The Building Block of Life'): Identify the defining feature of the structure/tissue named in the question; match that feature against the four options => only one option is consistent with the textbook description; therefore the correct identification = Mitosis. Why option A fits - Correct. Distractor analysis: option B) 'Cytokinesis' doesn't hold - Cytokinesis: division of the cytoplasm after the nucleus; option C) 'Karyokinesis' fails since Karyokinesis: division of the nucleus. Final answer - A) Mitosis.

Q3. Which process/term is described: 'produces four haploid cells (gametes)'?

• A.Meiosis
• B.Karyokinesis
• C.Chromosome
• D.Interphase

Answer: A. Meiosis

NCERT fact (biology, chapter 'Cell: The Building Block of Life'): Asexual = single parent -> identical offspring (binary fission, budding, fragmentation, spores, vegetative propagation); sexual = two gametes -> zygote with variation; matching the stem's described feature against this list => the option answering the question = Meiosis. Why option A fits - Correct. Distractor analysis: option B) 'Karyokinesis' is wrong because Karyokinesis: division of the nucleus; option C) 'Chromosome' misses the point - Chromosome: thread-like DNA-bearing structure. Final answer - A) Meiosis.