NEET Biology is the scoring paper in the medical entrance examination. Here, you will discover the NEET Biology MCQ Questions for all Concepts as per the latest syllabus. Practice more on a regular basis with these NEET Biology objective questions on air pollution and improve your subject knowledge & problem-solving skills along with time management. NEET Biology Meiosis Multiple Choice Questions make you feel confident in answering the question in the exam & increases your scores to high.
MCQs on Meiosis
1. The evolutionary advantage of meiosis can be best explained by which of these statements?
(a) Meiosis alternates with mitosis from one to the next generation
(b) Meiosis is essential for sexual reproduction
(c) Passing of the same genetic system from one to next generation
(d) Genetic recombination is possible from one to next generation
Answer
Answer: (d)
2. One of these events does not take place during meiosis
(a) One successive division without any DNA replication
(b) Chiasmata formation and crossing over
(c) Segregation of homologous chromosomes
(d) Separation of sister chromatids
Answer
Answer: (a)
3. The meiotic division takes place in
(a) Meristematic cells
(b) Conductive cells
(c) Reproductive cells
(d) Vegetative cells
Answer
Answer: (c)
4. Name the event wherein the paternal and maternal chromosomes change their material with each other in cell division
(a) Crossing over
(b) Synapsis
(c) Dyad forming
(d) Bivalent forming
Answer
Answer: (a)
5. The reason for daughter cells to differ from parent cells and also each other in meiosis is;
(a) Segregation and crossing over
(b) Segregation and independent assortment
(c) Segregation, crossing over and independent assortment
(d) Independent assortment and crossing over
Answer
Answer: (c)
6. Continuous variations are due to
(a) Mutation
(b) Crossing over
(c) Polyploidy
(d) Chromosomal aberrations
Answer
Answer: (b)
7. Synapsis takes place between
(a) Spindle fibre and centromere
(b) mRNA and ribosomes
(c) a female and a male gamete
(d) Two homologous chromosomes
Answer
Answer: (d)
8. Mendelian factor (Aa) is segregated during
(a) Anaphase I
(b) Anaphase II
(c) Diplotene
(d) Zygotene/Pachytene
Answer
Answer: (a)
9. The stage of prophase I wherein crossing over occurs is
(a) Zygotene
(b) Diplotene
(c) Leptotene
(d) Pachytene
Answer
Answer: (d)
10. Meiosis I is reductional division and meiosis II is equational division because of
(a) Separation of chromatids
(b) Crossing over
(c) The disjunction of homologous chromosomes
(d) The pairing of homologous chromosomes
Answer
Answer: (a)