Practice Questions

Cell Cycle and Cell Division

1. How many mitotic divisions are required by a single cell to divide mitotically and form 128
cells?
(a) 128 times
(b) 127 times
(c) 32 times
(d) 64 times
2. How many cells can be formed if the cell divides 6 times by mitosis during geometric growth
in plants?
(a) 7
(b) 64
(c) 62
(d) 6
3. How many mitotic divisions must occur in a cell of a root tip to form 256 cells?
(a) 8
(b) 255
(c) 7
(d) 250

4.A cell divides every minute. It will fill a 100ml beaker in one hour. How much time would it take

to fill 50 ml beaker?

(a) 30 minutes
(b) 15 minutes
(c) 59 minutes
(d) 2 hours

5. A bacterial cell divides every minute. It takes 15 minutes a cup to be ¼ full. How much time
will it take to fill the cup?
(a) 30 minutes
(b) 45 minutes
(c) 60 minutes
(d) 17 minutes

6. A bacterial cell divides every 2 minutes. It takes 20 minutes a cup to be ¼ full. How much
time it will take to fill the cup?
(a) 24 minutes
(b) 22 minutes
(c) 60 minutes
(d) 19 minutes

7. A bacterium divides every 35 minutes. If a culture containing 105 cells per ml is grown for 175
minutes, what will be the cell concentration per ml after 175 minutes?
(a) 35 x 105 cells
(b) 32 x 105 cells
(c) 175 x 105 cells
 (d) 85 x 105 cells

Answers

1.(b) 2.(b) 3.(a) 4.(c) 5.(d) 6.(a) 7.(b)