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CLASS 8 SCIENCE

REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS

MARKS-60 | TIME-2 HOUR 30 MINUTES

Question 1. Fill in the following blanks with suitable words: (7.5)


(a) The process of …………. ensure continuity of life on earth.
(b) The cells involved in sexual reproduction are called ……………..
(c) Fusion of gametes gives rise to a single cell called ………..
(d) The process of fusion of gametes is called ……..
(e) The other name of egg cell is …………….
(f) A sperm is much ………………. than an egg cell.
(g) In humans, one nature egg (or ovum) is released into oviduct every ………. by one of the ovaries.
(h) The egg laying animals are called ………… animals.
(i) The cow is a ………… animal whereas ostrich is an …………………. animal.
(j) The change of caterpillar into an adult silk moth is called ……………….
(k) The larva of frog is called ………….
(l) The two common methods of asexual reproduction in animals are ………. and …………………
(m) Dolly , the sheep, was produced by the technique called ………………….

Question 2.State whether the following statements are True of False : (6.5)
(a) Each sperm is a single cell.
(b) A new human individual develops from a cell called gametes.
(c) Egg laid after fertilization is made up of a single cell.
(d) A zygote is formed as a result of fertilization.
(e) External fertilization takes place in frog.
(f) An embryo is made up of a single cell.
(g) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.
(h) Internal fertilization takes place in hens.
(i) The hens give birth to chicks like human beings give birth to babies.
(j) Amoeba reproduces by budding.
(k) Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.
(l) Fertilisation is necessary even in asexual reproduction.
(m) Cloning is a sexual reproduction method in mammals.

Question 3.What types of fertilization takes place in the following? (5)


(a) Cow (b) Frog (c) Humans (d) Fish (e) Hen

Question 4. Why do female frogs (or female fish) lay hundreds of eggs? (2)

Question 5. Give two differences between a zygote and a foetus. (2)

Question 6. What is meant by an ‘embryo’ ? Can we identify the body features in an embryo ? (2)

Question 7. What is meant by ‘cloning’? State whether gametes are involved in cloning or not. Name two
animals which have been produced by cloning. (3)
Question 8. Define foetus. After how many weeks of development, a human embryo is said to become a
foetus ? (2)

Question 9.

A) What is the difference between viviparous animals and oviparous animals?


B) Which of the following are oviparous animals and which are viviparous animals ?
Frog, Human being, Sparrow, Lizard, Cow, Dog, hen, Fish, Butterfly, Cat. (5)

Question 10. Describe the various steps involved in the sexual reproduction in animals. (5)

Question 11. How does an Amoeba reproduce ? Describe with the help of labelled diagram.

OR

How does a Hydra reproduce ? Explain with the help of labelled diagrams. (5)

Question 12. The animal A which is classified as an amphibian lays eggs in pond water. The hatching of its
eggs produces a tailed-form B which looks very different from the animal A. The form B then undergoes a
change C and gets converted into animal A.
(a) Name (i) animal A and (ii) form B.
(b) What is the change C known as ?
(c) name the breathing organs of A.
(d) What are the breathing organs of B? (5)

Question 13. X and Y are the two types of animals. The animals like X undergo external fertilization whereas
animals like Y undergo internal fertilization. The animals like X lay eggs from which baby animals are
hatched. On the other hand, in animals like Y, the young one develops inside the uterus of mother which
then gives birth to the baby.
(a) What is the general name of animals like X ?
(b) Give two examples of animals like X ?
(c) What is the general name of animals like Y ?
(d) Write the names if two animals like Y. (5)

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