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Biology (30)Cell Cycle and Cell Division (30)Olympiad Biology (30)

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A typical human cell in culture completes one full cell cycle in about:Read the answer and worked solution →Yeast can run through its entire cell cycle in as little as:Read the answer and worked solution →The long stage between two successive cell divisions is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Interphase is divided into how many further phases?Read the answer and worked solution →

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A typical human cell in culture completes one full cell cycle in about:

  1. 24 hours
  2. 12 hours
  3. 48 hours
  4. 72 hours
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Correct answer: A. 24 hours

1. Different cells take different times to divide. 2. A human cell in culture is timed in the account. 3. It takes about 24 hours. _Source: syllabus Biology Class XI, Chapter 10, Cell Cycle and Cell Division._

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Yeast can run through its entire cell cycle in as little as:

  1. 20 minutes
  2. 90 minutes
  3. 30 minutes
  4. 60 minutes
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Correct answer: B. 90 minutes

1. Yeast divides far faster than a human cell. 2. Its cycle time is given in minutes. 3. That time is 90 minutes. _Source: syllabus Biology Class XI, Chapter 10, Cell Cycle and Cell Division._

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The long stage between two successive cell divisions is called:

  1. Interphase
  2. Interlude
  3. Interval
  4. Interface
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Correct answer: A. Interphase

1. Division itself takes only a short part of the cycle. 2. The rest is spent preparing. 3. That stage is interphase. _Source: syllabus Biology Class XI, Chapter 10, Cell Cycle and Cell Division._

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