Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (ICSE) · Biology
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: The Cell Cycle and Cell Division (Chromosomes)
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What does mitosis produce? [1]
(A) Two genetically identical daughter cells
(B) Four different daughter cells
(C) One cell only
(D) No cells
2. What is mitosis important for? [1]
(A) Growth, repair, asexual reproduction
(B) Only sexual reproduction
(C) Nothing important
(D) Only cell death
3. What does meiosis produce? [1]
(A) Four genetically different daughter cells with half chromosomes
(B) Two identical cells
(C) One cell only
(D) No cells
4. What is meiosis essential for? [1]
(A) Producing gametes for sexual reproduction
(B) Only growth
(C) Only repair
(D) Nothing important
5. What do chromosomes carry? [1]
(A) Genetic information as DNA
(B) Only proteins
(C) Only water
(D) Nothing important
6. How many chromosomes do humans have? [1]
(A) 46 (23 pairs)
(B) 23 total
(C) 92 total
(D) 12 total
7. What does understanding chromosome behaviour explain? [1]
(A) Genetic inheritance patterns
(B) Only cell colour
(C) Only cell size
(D) Nothing useful
8. Why study mitosis and meiosis? [1]
(A) To understand growth, reproduction and inheritance
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What does mitosis produce? [1]
(A) Two genetically identical daughter cells
(B) Four different daughter cells
(C) One cell only
(D) No cells
10. What is mitosis important for? [1]
(A) Growth, repair, asexual reproduction
(B) Only sexual reproduction
(C) Nothing important
(D) Only cell death
11. What does meiosis produce? [1]
(A) Four genetically different daughter cells with half chromosomes
(B) Two identical cells
(C) One cell only
(D) No cells
12. What is meiosis essential for? [1]
(A) Producing gametes for sexual reproduction
(B) Only growth
(C) Only repair
(D) Nothing important
13. What do chromosomes carry? [1]
(A) Genetic information as DNA
(B) Only proteins
(C) Only water
(D) Nothing important
14. How many chromosomes do humans have? [1]
(A) 46 (23 pairs)
(B) 23 total
(C) 92 total
(D) 12 total
15. What does understanding chromosome behaviour explain? [1]
(A) Genetic inheritance patterns
(B) Only cell colour
(C) Only cell size
(D) Nothing useful
16. Why study mitosis and meiosis? [1]
(A) To understand growth, reproduction and inheritance
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests