Identify the correct statement with regard to G1 phase (Gap 1) of interphase.
Answer: (A) Cell is metabolically active, grows but does not replicate its DNA. Answer: Cell is metabolically active, grows but does not replicate its DNA Solution: During G1, the cell is metabolically active and continuously grows but does not replicate its DNA.
- A.Cell is metabolically active, grows but does not replicate its DNA✓
- B.Nuclear Division takes place.
- C.DNA synthesis or replication takes place.
- D.Reorganization of all cell components takes place.
Correct Answer
(A) Cell is metabolically active, grows but does not replicate its DNA
Solution & Explanation
Answer: Cell is metabolically active, grows but does not replicate its DNA Solution: During G1, the cell is metabolically active and continuously grows but does not replicate its DNA. DNA synthesis/replication is the S phase, nuclear division is M phase, and major reorganisation of cell components is M phase — so those statements describe other phases, not G1. NCERT Reference: Ch 10, p.121, lines 37-39 — "the cell is metabolically active and\ncontinuously grows but does not replicate its DNA"