Cell Structure and Organelles MCQs Quiz 14

1. Telomere shortening occurs mainly due to _______________

 RNA instability

 Protein degradation

 Excess ATP production

 Incomplete replication of chromosome ends

2. Chromatid separation,  is a key event that occurs during _______ of meiosis or mitosis

 Anaphase

 Prophase

 Telophase

 Metaphase

3. Chromosomes lacking a centromere are called _______

 Acentric chromosomes

 Polycentric chromosomes

 Metacentric chromosomes

 Telocentric chromosomes

4. Telocentric chromosomes have _______

 Central centromere

 Terminal centromere

 No centromere

 Two centromeres

5. Telomeres are best described as ______________

 RNA sequences in the nucleus

 Random DNA segments in the cytoplasm

 Short, repetitive DNA sequences at the ends of linear chromosomes

 Protein-only structures at chromosome ends

6. Which plastid contains chlorophyll?

 Chloroplast

 Amyloplast

 Chromoplast

 Leucoplast

7. The conversion of chloroplasts into chromoplasts occurs during _______

 Leaf fall

 Seed germination

 Cell division

 Fruit ripening

8. Fusion of autophagosomes with lysosomes is mediated by _____________

 Polymerases

 DNA ligases

 ATP synthase

 SNARE proteins

9. The dark reaction (Calvin cycle) occurs in _______ of the chloroplast

 Cytoplasm

 Thylakoid

 Granum

 Stroma

10. Telocentric chromosomes are _______ in humans

 Rare

 Absent

 Highly abundant

 Common

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