Q.

Mitosis is characterized by
 a) Reduction division        b)    Equal division
 c) Both (a) and (b)        d)    Absence of spindle formation

1 A
2 B
3 C
4 D

Ans.

(b) M-phase (mitosis) is the most important period of cell cycle. It involves a major recognisation of virtually all components of the cell. Since, the number of chromosomes in the parent and progeny cells is the same, it is also called as equal division.