HOW DO ORGANISM REPRODUCE
Time allowed: 1 hour Maximum marks:25
General instructions:
Read the following instructions carefully and strictly follow them:
❖ This question paper consists of 12 questions. All questions are
compulsory
❖ Question paper is divided into five sections viz. Section A, B, C, D,
E.
❖ In Section A question number 1 to 6 are multiple choice ques-
tions MCQ’s carrying one mark each.
❖ In Section B, question number 7 to 8 are very short answer type
questions (VSA) carrying two marks each. Answer to these ques-
tions should be in the range of 30 to 50 words.
❖ In Section C question number 9 to 10 are short answer type
questions (SA), carrying three marks each. Answer to these ques-
tions should be in the range of 50 to 80 words.
❖ In Section D question number 11 is long answer type question
(LA), carrying five mark .Answer to this question should be in the
range of 80 to 120 words.
❖ In Section E question number 12 is source based/case based
unit of assessment carrying 4 marks with subpart.
SECTION - A
Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four op-
tions given for each of the questions 1 – 6 :
1. By which method, asexual reproduction occurs in Amoeba
a. fission
b. budding
c. germination
d. all of these
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2. Which of the following have buds on their leaves as vegetative re-
producing structure?
a. Rose
b. Strawberry
c. Bougainvillea
d. Bryophyllum
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3. Which of the following is embedded in the uterine wall?
a. Zygote
b. Embryo’s head
c. Placenta
d. Eggs
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4. The anther contains
a. sepals
b. ovules
c. carpel
d. pollen grains
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For question number 5 to 6 , two statements are given – one
labelled as Assertion (A) and the other labelled as Reason (R) .
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes
(a) , (b) , (c) and (d) as given below .
a. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R)is
the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
b. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true but Reason (R)is
not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
c. Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
d. Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.
5. Assertion (A): Vasectomy is a surgical method or birth control.
Reason (R) : In vasectomy, small portion of oviduct is cut or tied
properly.
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6. Assertion (A): DNA copying is necessary during reproduction.
Reason :
Reason (R) : DNA copying leads to the transmission of charac-
ters from parents to offspring.
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SECTION B
Question number 7 to 8 are very short questions:
7. .List two functions performed by testis in human beings.
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8. Differentiate between binary fission and multiple fission with ex-
ample .
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SECTION C
Question number 9 to 10 are short questions:
9. (i) Where are testes located in the human males and why ?
(ii) In the human female, one of the ovaries releases an egg every
month. State the changes that take place if
(1) the egg is fertilized, and
(2) the egg is not fertilized.
(iii) What is done during the surgical method in males and fe-
males to prevent pregnancy ?
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10. What happens when :
(1) Leaves of Bryophyllum fall on the soil ?
(2) Planaria is cut into many pieces ?
(3) Sporangia of Rhizopus on maturation liberate spores ?
Mention the modes of reproduction in each of the above three
cases.
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SECTION D
Question number 11 is long question:
11. .
a. Name the parts of a bisexual flower that are not directly in-
volved in reproduction
b. Differentiate between self pollination and cross pollination.
list any two significance of pollination.
c. What is the fate of Ovules and ovary after fertilisation of a
flower?
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SECTION E
Question number 12 is cased based /data based question with 3
sub parts:
12. All the reproductive methods of living organisms are broadly
categorized into two types : 1. Asexual reproduction, and 2. Sex-
ual reproduction.
Asexual reproduction involves the participation of a single parent
without the formation of gametes, fertilisation and transfer of ge-
netic
material. This method is a common means of rapidly increasing
offsprings under favourable conditions.
(a) Name the type of fission that occurs in Leishmania and Plas-
modium.
(b) Write one advantage of sexual mode of reproduction over asex-
ual reproduction
(c) Give reasons why :
(i) Colonies of yeast fail to multiply in water but multiply in sugar
solution.
(ii) Rhizopus individuals do not grow on a dry slice of bread.
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