CLASS X (CBSE)
TEST
Maximum Marks: 40
General Instruction
1. The question paper contain 5 question of 3 Marks each, 7 questions of 2 Mark each, a diagram based question of 6 Mark and 5 question of 1 Mark each.
Question 1. State the changes that take place in the uterus when: (3 Marks)
(a) Implantation of embryo has occurred.
(b) Female gamete/egg is not fertilized
Question 2. Reproduction is one of the most important characteristic of living beings. Give three reasons in support of the statement. (3 Marks)
Question 3. In flowering plants, the pollen grains are transferred to stigma by pollination but the female germ cells are present in the ovary. Explain with the help of a
labelled diagram (only concerned parts), how the male germ cells reaches the ovary. (3 Marks)
Question 4. Name the reproductive parts of an angiosperm. Where are these parts located? Explain in brief the structure of its female reproductive parts (3 Marks)
Question 5. What is placenta? Explain its function in humans. (3 Marks)
Question 6. (a) Name the reproductive and non-reproductive (2 Marks)
(b) List any two advantages of vegetative propagation.
Question 7. What is vegetative propagation? List two advantages of using this technique. (2 Marks)
Question 8. Name the mode of reproduction of the following organisms and state the important feature (2 Marks)
of each mode : (i) Planaria (ii) Hydra
Question 9. Mention the changes that occur in the following after fertilisation in a flower: (2 Marks)
(a) Petals (b) Ovary (c) Zygote (d) Ovule
Question 10. Define pollination. List two agents of pollination (2 marks)
Question 11. Give reasons: (2 Marks)
(i) Placenta is extremely essential for fetal development.
(ii) Uterine lining become thick and spongy after fertilisation.
Question 12. Rajesh observed a patch of greenish black powdery mass on a stale piece of bread. (2 Marks)
(a) Name the organism responsible for this and its specific mode of asexual
reproduction.
(b) Name its vegetative and reproductive parts.
Question 13. Based on the given diagram answer the questions given below: (6 Marks)
(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.
Question 14. Name two infections which can be sexually transmitted in human beings. (1 Mark)
Question 15. Newly formed DNA copies may not be identical at times. Give one reason. (1 Mark)
Question 16. How does Plasmodium reproduce? Is this method sexual or asexual? (1 Mark)
Question 17. Name the causative agent of the disease "Kala-azar" and its mode of asexual reproduction. (1 Mark)
Question 18. What happens when a mature Spirogyra filament attains considerable length? (1 Mark)
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