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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS:

1. During favourable conditions, Amoeba reproduces by

(a) multiple fission
(b) binary fission
(c) budding
(d) fragmentation

2. In a list of organisms given below which is reproduced by asexual method ?

(a) Banana
(b) Yeast
(c) Dog
(d) lion

3. Hydra usually reproduces by:

(a) fragmentation and budding
(b) regeneration and budding
(c) multiple fission and fragmentation
(d) regeneration

4. Which among the following is a unicellular organism that reproduces by budding:

(a) Hydra
(b) Planaria
(c) Yeast
(d) Spirogyra

5. A feature of reproduction that is common to Amoeba, Yeast and Spirogyra is

that
(a) they reproduce asexually
(b) they are all unicellular
(c) they reproduce only sexually
(d) they are all multicellular
6. Offsprings formed by asexual method of reproduction have greater similarity
among themselves because_______.
(a) Asexual reproduction involves two parent
(b) Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes
(c) Asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction
(d) Asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction occurs

7. Tubectomy is carried out by blocking the

(a) oviduct
(b) uterus
(c) cervix
(d) vagina

8. Which among the following does not reproduce by spore formation:

(a) Penicillium fungus
(b) Yeast fungus
(c) Micro fungus
(d) Rhizopus fungus

9. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in

Plasmodium is called
(a) budding
(b) multiple fission
(c) binary fission
(d) reduction division

10. The correct sequence of reproductive stages seen in flowering plants is

_______
(a) Gamete, zygote, embryo, seedling
(b) zygote, gamete, embryo, seedling
(c) seedling, embryo, zygote, gametes
(d) gamete, embryo, zygote , seedling

11. Variations occur as a result of

(a) asexual reproduction
(b) vegetative propagation
(c) sexual reproduction
(d) regeneration

12. The rapid spreading of bread mould on slices of bread are due to:
(i) Presence of large number of spores in air
(ii) Presence of large number of thread-like branched hyphae
(iii) Presence of moisture and nutrients
(iv) Formation of round shaped sporangia
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

13. Bryophyllum can be propagated vegetatively by the

(a) stem
(b) leaf
(c) root
(d) flower

14. The number of chromosomes present in parents and offspring of a

particular species remains constant due to ________.
(a) doubling of chromosomes during zygote formation
(b) Halving of chromosomes during gamete formation
(c) Doubling of chromosomes after gamete formation
(d) Halving of chromosomes after gamete formation.

15. Fertilisation occurs in human female when the sperms and ovum reach
simultaneously at
(a) fallopian tube
(b) uterus
(c) vagina
(d) cervix

16. The asexual reproduction in the Spirogyra involves:

(a) Breaking up of filaments into smaller bits
(b) Division of a cell into many cells
(c) Division of a cell into two cells
(d) Formation of a large number of buds

17. Vegetative propagation refers to formation of new plants from

(a) stem, flowers and fruits
(b) stem, leaves and flowers
(c) stem, roots and flowers
(d) stem, roots and leaves

18. In Rhizopus tubular structure bearing sporangia at their tips are called
__________.
(a) filaments
(b) Rhizoids
(c) roots
(d) Hyphae

19. AIDS is a sexually transmitted disease caused due to an infection by a

(a) bacteria
(b) protozoa
(c) virus
(d) Plasmodium

20. Reason for the greater similarities among the offsprings produced by
asexual reproduction, is:
(i) Asexual reproduction involves only one parent
(ii) Asexual reproduction involves two parents
(iii) Asexual reproduction involves gametes
(iv) Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (i) and (iv)

21. In a potato, vegetative propagation takes place by:

(a) root
(b) leaf
(c) stem tuber
(d) grafting

22. Which among the following is not the function of testis at puberty ?
(a) Formation of sperms
(b) Releasing testosterone
(c) ovulation
(d) release of seminal fluid

23. In the list of organisms given below, those that reproduce by the asexual
method are
{i) banana
(ii) dog
(iii) yeast
(iv) Amoeba

(a) (ii) and (iv)

(b) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

24. The process of the division of cell into several cells during reproduction in
Plasmodium is termed as:
(a) Fragmentation
(b) Budding
(c) Multiple fission
(d) Binary fission
25. Vegetatively propagated plants
(a) do not bear roots
(b) do not bear buds
(c) are genetically similar
(d) are genetically dissimilar

26. Length of the pollen grain depends upon the distance between ________.
(a) pollen grain and upper surface of stigma
(b) pollen grain on upper surface of stigma and ovule
(c) pollen grain in anther and upper surface of stigma
(d) upper surface of stigma and lower part of style

27. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events of sexual

reproduction in a flower?
(а) pollination, fertilisation, seedling, embryo
(b) seedling, embryo, fertilisation, pollination
(c) pollination, fertilisation, embryo, seedling
(d) embryo, seedling, pollination, fertilisation

28. The number of chromosomes in parents and offspring of a particular

species remains constant due to:
(a) Doubling of chromosomes after zygote formation
(b) Halving of chromosomes during gamete formation
(c) Doubling of chromosomes after gamete formation
(d) Halving of chromosomes after gamete formation

29. Spirogyra reproduce by

(a) budding
(b) fragmentation
(c) regeneration
(d) fission

30. The ability of cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in
plasmodium is called __________.
(a) budding
(b) reproductive division
(c) Multiple fission
(d) Binary fission

31. Offspring formed by asexual method of reproduction have greater similarity

among themselves because
(i) asexual reproduction involves only one parent
(ii) asexual reproduction does not involve gametes
(iii) asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction
(iv) asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

32. A Planaria worm is cut horizontally in the middle into two halves P and Q
such that the part P contains the whole head of the worm. Another Planaria
worm is cut vertically into two halves R and S in such a way that both the cut
pieces R and S contain half head each. Which of the cut pieces of the two
Planaria worms could regenerate to form the complete respective worms?
(a) Only P
(b) Only R and S
(c) P, Rand S
(d) P, Q, R and

33. In Rhizopus, tubular thread like structures bearing sporangia at their tips are
called
(a) filaments
(b) hyphae
(c) rhizoids
(d) roots

34. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in _______.

(a) Amoeba
(b) yeast
(c) plasmodium
(d) leishmania

35: Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring during

reproduction show
(a) only similarities with parents
(b) only variations with parents
(c) both similarities and variations with parents
(d) neither similarities nor variations

36: The number of chromosomes in both parents and offsprings of a particular

species remains constant because:
(a) Chromosomes get doubled after zygote formation
(b) Chromosomes get doubled after gamete formation
(c) Chromosomes get halved during gamete formation
(d) Chromosomes get halved after gamete formation

37. Plants like banana, rose, jasmine, orange have lost the capacity to produce
(a) seeds
(b) buds
(c) flower
(d) roots
38. The anther contains ________.
(a) sepals
(b) ovules
(c) carpel
(d) pollens

39. In Spirogyra, asexual reproduction takes place by

(a) breaking up of filaments into smaller bits
(b) division of a cell into two cells
(c) division of a cell into many cells
(d) formation of young cells from older cells.

41. The flower of the Hibiscus plant is

(a) bisexual
(b) unisexual
(c) neuter
(d) very small

41. In human females, an event that reflects onset of reproductive phase is :

(a) Growth of body
(b) change in voice
(c) changes in hair pattern
(d) menstruation

42. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in
Plasmodium is called
(a) budding
(b) reduction division
(c) binary fission
(d) multiple fission

43. An organism capable of reproducing by two asexual reproduction methods

one similar to the reproduction in yeast and the other similar to the
reproduction in Planaria is:
(a) Spirogyra
(b) Hydra
(c) Bryophyllum
(d) Paramecium

44. The part of the flower which is present in the center of the flower is
(a) Sepals
(b) Petals
(c) Carpels
(d) Stamens

45. Which among the following is not sexually transmitted?

(a) AIDS
(b) hepatitis
(c) Syphilis
(d) Gonorrhoe

46. The correct sequence of reproductive stages seen in flowering plants is

(а) gametes, zygote, embryo, seedling
(b) zygote, gametes, embryo, seedling
(c) seedling, embryo, zygote, gametes
(d) gametes, embryo, zygote, seedling

47. Among the following select the statements that are true regarding the
sexual reproduction in flowering plants?
(i) Fertilization is a compulsory event
(ii) It always results in the formation of zygote
(iii) Offspring formed are clones
(iv) It requires two types of gametes

(a) (i) and (iv)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

48. The seed that contains the future plant is called the
(a) cotyledons
(b) seed coat
(c) germ cells
(d) embryo

49. Which of the following is not the part of female reproductive system?
(a) ovary
(b) fallopian tube
(c) uterus
(d) vas deferens

50. The number of chromosomes in parents and offsprings of a particular

species remains constant due to
(a) doubling of chromosomes after zygote formation
(b) halving of chromosomes during gamete formation
(c) doubling of chromosomes after gamete formation
(d) halving of chromosomes after gamete formation

51. Which among the following are not the functions of testes at puberty?
(i) Formation of germ cells
(ii) Secretion of testosterone
(iii) Development of placenta
(iv) Secretion of estrogen
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

52. The period of pregnancy is called

(a) gestation period
(b) incubation period
(c) ovulation
(d) menstruation period

53. During adolescence, several changes occur in human body. Mark one
change that is associated with sexual maturity in boys?
(a) loss of milk teeth
(b) increase in height
(c) weight gain
(d) cracking of voice

54. Factors responsible for the rapid spread of bread mould on slices of bread
are
(i) large number of spores
(ii) availability of moisture and nutrients in bread
(iii) presence of tubular branched hyphae
(iv) formation of round shaped sporangia
(a) (i) and (iii)
(b) (ii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (ii)
(d) (iii) and (iv)

55. Which out of the following processes does not lead to the formation of
clones:
(a) Fertilizations
(b) Fission
(c) Tissue culture
(d) Fragmentation

56. Length of pollen tube depends on the distance between

(a) pollen grain and upper surface of stigma
(b) pollen grain on upper surface of stigma and ovule
(c) pollen grain in anther and upper surface of stigma
(d) upper surface of stigma and lower part of style

57. Which of the following statements are true for flowers?

(i) Flowers are always bisexual
(ii) They are the sexual reproductive organs
(iii) They are produced in all groups of plants
(iv) After fertilisation they give rise to fruits
 (a) (i) and (iv)
(b) (ii) and (iii)
(c) (i) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iv)

The ratio of number of chromosomes in a human zygote and a human sperm is:
(a) 2 : 1
(b) 3 : 1
(c) 1 : 2
(d) 1 : 3

59. The process of release of eggs from the ovary is called

(a) menstruation
(b) reproduction
(c) insemination
(d) ovulation

60. In human beings, the fertilization occurs in the

(a) uterus
(b) ovaries
(c) fallopian tubes
(d) vagina

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

• State the changes that take place in the uterus when:

(a) Implantation of the embryo has occurred.

(b) Female gamete/egg is not fertilised

• What is the function of semen.

• Name the parts of the flower that serve the same function as the animals.

• State the functions of the placenta.

• The colonies of yeast do not multiply in water, but they multiply in sugar.
Explain.

• What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction.

• List two points of difference between sperm and ova

• What are the essential reproductive parts of a flower? Explain.

• Why is reproduction important in an organism?

• Explain the regeneration in Planaria.

• Reproduction

• What happens when the egg is not fertilised? Explain

• What are the three contraception methods that can help control
the human population?

• Explain in brief the following terms:

1. DNA
2. Multiple fission.
3. Testis
4. Scrotum
5. Vas deferens
6. Prostate gland
7. Seminal vesicle
8. Prostate gland.
• What is the difference between fertilisation and pollination?
Explain.
• Why is DNA copying important in reproduction?
• What is puberty? Mention the changes that occur in girls and
boys during puberty.

• Answer the following questions:

• What does AIDS stand for?

• Name the virus caused responsible for AIDS.
• Give various modes of transmission for HIV.
• How AIDS can be prevented.
• What does HIV stand for?

1. Newly formed DNA copies may not be identical

2. at times. Give one reason. (AI2017
3. When a cell reproduces, what happens to its
DNA? (AI 2017)
4. What is DNA? (Delhi 2016, Foreign 2015)
5. Name the life process of an organism that helps
in the growth of its population. (AI 2015
6. Reproduction is one of the most important
characteristic ‘of living beings. Give three
reasons in support of the statement. (AI 2017
7. Define reproduction. How does it helps in
providing stability to the population of species?
(AI 2016)
8. What is DNA copying? State its importance.
(Delhi 2015)
9. What is the effect of DNA copying, which is not
perfectly accurate, on the reproduction
process? How does the amount of DNA remain
constant through each new generation is a
combination of DNA copies of two individuals?
(AI 2014)
10. Name the method by which Spirogyra
reproduces under favourable conditions. Is this
method sexual or asexual? (Delhi 2017)
Answer:
11. How does Plasmodium reproduce. Is this
method sexual or asexual? (Delhi 2017)
12. Name the part of Bryophyllum where the buds
are produced for vegetative propagation. (Delhi
2016)
13. What happens when a Planaria gets cut into two
pieces? (Delhi 2016)
14. What happens when a mature Spirogyra
filament attains considerable length? (AI 2016)
15. Name the method by which Hydra reproduces.
Is this method sexual or asexual ? (Foreign
2016)
16. Name two simple organisms having the ability
of regeneration. (AI 2015)
17. Name the causative agent of the disease “kala-
azar” and its mode of asexual reproduction.
(Foreign 2015)
18. Write two differences between binary fission
and multiple fission in a tabular form. (Delhi
2015)
19. List four modes of asexual reproduction other
than fission in the living organisms. (Delhi 2014)
20. List four advantages of vegetative propagation.
(Delhi 2014)
21. List four modes of asexual reproduction. (Delhi
2014)
22. Draw labelled diagrams to illustrate budding in
Hydra. (AI 2014)
23. How do Plasmodium and Leishmania
reproduce? Write one difference in their mode
of reproduction. (Foreign 2014)
24. Define multiple fission. Give its one example.
(Foreign 2014)
25. List two advantages ofvegetative reproduction
practised in case of an orange plant. (Delhi
2012)
26. Name an organism which reproduces by spore
formation. List three conditions favourable for
spores to germinate and grow. (AI 2012)
27. List two advantages of practising vegetative
propagation in plants. Select two plants raised
by this method from the list given below :
Banana, Gram, Pea, Rose, Tomato, Wheat
(Foreign 2012)
28. Write any two differences between binary
fission and multiple fission in a tabular form as
observed in cells of organisms. (Delhi 2011)
29. What is vegetative propagation? Write two of its
advantages. (Foreign 2011)
30. Write one main difference between
asexual and sexual mode of
reproduction. Which species is likely
to have comparatively better
chances of survival – the one
reproducing asexually or the one
reproducing sexually? Give reason to
justify your answer. (2018)
31. What happens when
(a) accidently, Planaria gets cut into
many pieces-
(b) Bryophyllum leaf falls on the wet
soil
(c) on maturation sporangia of
Rhizopus bursts? (Delhi 2017)
32. Describe reproduction by spores in Rhizopus. (AI
2017)
33. What is vegetative propagation? State two
advantages and two disadvantages of this method.
(AI 2017)
34. What is multiple fission? How does it occur in an
organism? Explain briefly. Name one organism which
exhibits this type of reproduction. (Delhi 2016)
35. In the context of reproduction of species state the
main difference between fission and fragmentation.
Also give one example of each. (AI 2016)
36. Name the following:
(i) Thread like non-reproductive structures present in
Rhizopus.
(ii) ‘Blobs’ that develop at the tips of the non-
reproductive threads in Rhizopus.
(b) Explain how these structures protect themselves
 and what is the function of the structures released
from the ‘blobs’ in Rhizopus. (Delhi 2015)
37. What is spore formation?
(b) Draw a diagram showing spore formation in
Rhizopus.
(c) List two advantages for organisms to reproduce
themselves through spores. (Foreign 2011)
38. State one genetically different feature between
sperms and eggs of humans. What is its
consequence? (Delhi 2012)
39. Explain giving one example of each, the unisexual and
the bisexual flowers. (Delhi 2011)
40. Describe the role of fallopian tubes in the female
reproductive system. (AI2011)
Answer:
41. What provides nutrition to human sperms? State the
genetic constitution of a sperm.
(b) Mention the chromosome pair present in a zygote
which determines the sex of (i) a female child and (ii)
a male child. (2020)
42. List any four methods of contraception used by
humans. How does their use have a direct effect on
the health and prosperity of a family? (Delhi 2015,
2014)
43. What are sexually transmitted diseases? List two
examples each of diseases caused due to
(i) bacterial infection and (ii) viral infection. Which
device or devices may be used to prevent the spread
of such diseases? (Delhi 2015)
44. Write names of those parts of a flower which serve the
same function as the following do in the animals
(i) testes
(ii) sperm
(iii) ovary
(iv) egg. (Delhi 2014)
45. List three different categories of contraceptive
methods.
(b) Why has Government of India prohibited prenatal
sex determination by law? State its benefits in the long
run.
(c) Unsafe sexual act can lead to various infections.
Name two bacterial and two viral infections caused
due to unsafe sex. (2020)
46. In the female reproductive system of human beings,
state the functions of:
(i) Ovary
(ii) Oviduct.
(b) Mention the changes which the uterus undergoes,
 when
(i) it has to receive a zygote.
(ii) no fertilisation takes place.
(c) State the functions of placenta. (2020)
47. Draw a diagram showing germination of pollen on
stigma of a flower and mark on it the following
organs/parts:
(i) Pollen grain
(ii) Pollen tube
(iii) Stigma
(iv) Female germ cell
(b) State the significance of pollen tube.
(c) Name the parts of flower that develop after
fertilisation into:
(i) Seed
(ii) Fruit. (2020)
48. Draw a neat diagram showing fertilisation in a flower
and label (a) pollen tube (b) Male germ cell and (c)
Female germ cell on it. Explain the process of
fertilisation in a flower. What happens to the (i) ovary
and (ii) ovule after fertilisation? (2020)
49. What is puberty?
(b) Describe in brief the functions of the following
parts in the human male reproductive system.
(i) Testes
(ii) Seminal vesicle
(iii) Vas deferens
(iv) Urethra
(c) Why are testes located outside the abdominal
cavity?
(d) State how sperms move towards the female germ
cell. (2020)
50. Based on the given diagram answer the questions
given below:

(a) Label the parts A, B, C and D.

(b) Name the hormone secreted by testis and mention
its role.
 (c) State the functions of B and C in the process of
reproduction. (2020)
51. Identify the modes of asexual reproduction in each of
the following organisms:
(i) Hydra
(ii) Planaria
(iii) Amoeba
(iv) Spirogyra
(v) Rhizopus
(b) List three advantages of vegetative propagation.
(c) Why cannot fertilisation take place in flowers if
pollination does not occur? (2020

• IMPORTANT DIAGRAMS
(a) PARTS OF A FLOWER
(b) FERTILISATION IN PLANTS
(c) DICOT SEED
(d) BINARY FISSION IN AMOEBA AND LEISHMANIA
(e) REGENERATION IN PLANARIA
(f) BUDDING IN YEAST AND HYDRA
(g) SPORE FORMATION IN RHIZOPUS
(h) MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM
(i) FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM