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Mitosis, Cytokinesis & Apical Meristems

Multiple Choice Quiz



1

Which is a correct sequence for stages of cell cycle and mitosis?
A)prophase, anaphase, metaphase, telophase, interphase
B)interphase, telophase, metaphase, anaphase, prophase
C)metaphase, anaphase, telophase, interphase, prophase
D)anaphase, prophase, telophase, metaphase, interphase
E)telophase, anaphase, prophase, metaphase, interphase
2

Which does not belong with the rest?
A)Calyptrogen
B)Ground meristem
C)Procambium
D)Protoderm
E)Vascular cambium
3

Where is the quiescent center located?
A)In front of the root apical meristem (distal).
B)Behind the root apical meristem (proximal).
C)In the rootcap.
D)In the center of the corpus.
E)The central region of the tunica.
4

Division of the tunica occurs in which plane(s)?
A)Anticlinal
B)Periclinal
C)Metaclinal
D)Various planes
E)None; division does not occur in the tunica.
5

Which is not associated with the formation of the cell plate?
A)Microtubules
B)Phragmoplast
C)Golgi vesicles
D)Endoplasmic reticulum
E)Nuclei
6

In plants, the first visible sign of mitosis is:
A)thickening of chromosomes.
B)formation of a spindle apparatus.
C)development of a cell plate.
D)a pre-prophase band of microtubules.
E)cytokinesis.
7

What is a deriviative of procambium?
A)Rootcap
B)Vascular tissues
C)Pith and cortex
D)Epidermis
E)The apical meristem
8

Vesicles giving rise to the cell plate materials originate from:
A)dictyosomes.
B)endoplasmic reticulum.
C)microbodies.
D)invagination of the cell membrane (endocytosis).
E)microtubules.
9

A meristematic zone of central mother cells is found in:
A)angiosperms—dicots.
B)angiosperms—monocots.
C)gymnosperms.
D)ferns.
E)mosses.
10

Confocal fluorescence microscopy shows that the cell plate is formed:
A)before the formation of phragmoplasts.
B)after callose is replaced by cellulose.
C)at one pole of the cell.
D)between two halves of the phragmoplast.
E)only after cells start spinning.