REPRODUCTION

A. Very-Short-Answer Questions 15. Mention the glands and their functions associated with
1. Give an example where multiple fission is found. male reproductive system. What will be the path of sperm
2. Give two examples where spore formation is the common during ejaculation?
mode of reproduction. 16. Mention the changes taking place in the uterus after the
3. Name the male and female reproductive organs of a flower. implantation of young embryo.
4. Why are petals brightly coloured? 17. Why are mechanical barriers used during sexual act?
5. Where are pollen grains produced? 18. What is placenta? What is its role?
6. Where is ovary located in a plant? 19. Define self-pollination.
7. Give two examples where self-pollination takes place. 20. Define cross-pollination.
8. Where do pollen grains germinate? 21. What is the function of calyx.
9. Where is zygote present in the flower after fertilization? 22. Why do wind-pollinated flowers produce light pollen
10. What does an embryo in a plant contain? grains?
11. When does embryo germinate? 23. Write a short note on artificial modes of vegetative
12. Where are sperms produced? propagation.
13. Name the protective covering of testes. 24. What is the difference between self-pollination and cross-
14. Where are ova produced? pollination?
15. What is umbilical cord? 25. How is embryo formed?
16. What is the importance of tubectomy? 26. Describe the structure of the ovary in a plant.
17. Describe the parts of a sperm. 27. Define puberty.
18. What is the reproductive organ of a male flower? 28. How is ovum released from the ovary?
19. Write down the function of seminal vesicle. 29. What will be the characteristics of the seminal fluid of a
20. What is the meaning of gestation period? vasectomised person?
21. What is the meaning of parturition? 30. Explain the importance of uterus in the development of
B. Short-Answer Questions embryo.
1. As compared to dry slice of bread, bread moulds grow 31. Define vasectomy.
luxuriently on a moist slice of bread. Why? C. Long-Answer Questions
2. If a Spirogyra filament is broken into two pieces, what will 1. Differentiate between asexual reproduction and sexual
be the result? reproduction. Why does sexual reproduction result in
3. If in a flowering plant, the male gametes have 8 variations among offspring?
chromosomes, what will be the chromosome number of the 2. Why are fragmentation, spore formation, fission and
zygote and the plant itself? budding considered asexual reproduction?
4. The bisexual flower produces fruit even if stamens are 3. What are the differences between gametes and zygote? How
removed before pollination. Why? do they help during sexual reproduction?
5. Why do colonies of yeast multiply in sugar solution but not 4. Differentiate between pollination and fertilization. What
in water? happens in a flower after fertilization?
6. Collect information about the chromosome numbers of four 5. Discuss the functions of different whorls of a flower.
common plants and four common animals from your school 6. In human beings, fertilization can take place once in a
library and correlate the following: month. Explain whether it is true.
(i) number of chromosomes and the size of the organisms 7. Discuss the statement that reproduction is essential for the
(ii) number of chromosomes and the rate of reproduction stability of a species.
(iii) number of chromosomes and the complexity of the 8. How does fertilization take place in human beings? What
organisms changes will be exhibited after fertilization?
7. Is there any possibility of fertilization without pollination in 9. Give an account of female reproductive system in human
a flower? Explain with reason. beings.
8. Is cell division a type of reproduction? Explain. 10. Give an account of male reproductive system in human
9. How does chromosome number remain constant in zygote, beings.
embryonic cells and adult individuals? 11. Discuss different types of vegetative propagation.
10. What is the reason behind the remarkable similarities 12. Explain the mechanism of fertilization and implantation.
among offspring produced after asexual reproduction? 13. Discuss the role of hormones in human reproduction.
11. Differentiate between sexual maturation and general 14. Why is sexual mode of reproduction superior to asexual
growth of an individual. mode?
12. Are chromosome numbers of parents and offspring the
same? Explain how it is so.
13. How is reproduction linked to the stability of population of
a species? Explain.
14. Is there any genetic difference between sperm and egg?
What will be the ratio of chromosome number between a
sperm and a zygote?

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