Stepping Stones Sr. Sec.

School
Sector 37D, Chandigarh

REVISION
Class 10 - Science
Time Allowed: 1 hour Maximum Marks: 45

1. The given diagram shows the carpel of an insect pollinated flower. What is the most likely reason for the non- [1]
germination of pollen grain Z?

i. Pollen grains X and Y were brought to the stigma earlier, therefore, their germination inhibited the
germination of pollen grain Z.
ii. Pollen grain Z was brought to the flower by wind, while pollen grains X and Y were brought to the flower by
insects.
iii. Pollen grain Z lacks protrusions that allow it to adhere properly onto the stigma surface.
iv. Pollen grain Z comes from a flower of an incompatible species.

a) Statement (iii) is correct. b) Statement (ii) is correct.

c) Statement (i) is correct. d) Statement (iv) is correct.

2. Which among the following diseases is not sexually transmitted? [1]

a) Syphilis b) HIV – AIDS

c) Hepatitis d) Gonorrhoea
3. During adolescence, reproductive phase starts and: [1]

a) general growth rate begins to slow down b) the body weight is reduced

c) height becomes less d) hair growth decreases

4. A condom is a method of control that falls under the following category: [1]

a) Hormonal Method b) Mechanical method

c) Chemical Method d) Surgical Method

5. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events of sexual reproduction in a flower? [1]

a) Pollination, fertilisation, seedling, embryo b) Pollination, fertilization, embryo, seedling

c) Seedling, embryo, fertilisation, pollination d) Embryo, seedling, pollination, fertilisation

6. Answer the following: [2]
i. Name the structures where spores are formed? Give the terms used for non-flagellated, non-motile spores
and flagellated, motile spores?

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 ii. Give one example of plant where modified tuberous roots can be propagated vegetatively when planted in
soil?
7. Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual? [2]
8. Study the diagram given below: [2]

i. Identify the process.

ii. Which organism uses the above method for reproduction?
iii. How is the above method different from the process of fragmentation?

9. i. Write the names of those parts of a flower which serve the same functions as the following do in the animals. [2]
a. Testis
b. Sperm
c. Ovary
d. Egg
ii. State the function of flowers in the flowering plants?
10. The embryo gets its nutrition from the mother's blood with the help of special tissue. [3]
i. What is this special tissue called?
ii. Give any other function of this tissue apart from one mentioned above.
iii. Explain the structure of this special tissue.
11. In flowering plants, the pollen grains are transferred to stigma by pollination but the female germ cells are [3]
present in the ovary. Explain with the help of a labelled diagram (only concerned parts), how the male germ cell
reaches the ovary.
12. a. Explain the surgical method of contraception used by (i) males, and (ii) females to prevent fertilisation. [3]
b. Write the role of oral pills taken by women as a contraceptive.

13. i. Name the parts in the human female reproductive system where the following functions take place: [5]

i. Maturation of eggs
ii. Fusion of the egg and the sperm
iii. Implantation of the zygote
ii. What happens to the egg
i. when it is fertilised?
ii. when it is not fertilised?

14. a. Name a unisexual and a bisexual flower. [5]

b. Define cross pollination. State how it is carried out.
c. Observe the diagram given below and name the parts marked as A and B.

Mention the function of each of these parts.

15. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]

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 The modes by which various organisms reproduce depend on the body design of the organisms. In asexual
reproduction, a single individual parent produces off-springs without the involvement of gametes. This method
is a common means of increasing the offsprings rapidly under favourable conditions. Asexual reproduction
occurs mostly in unicellular organisms, some plants and certain simple multicellular animals.
i. Leaves of Bryophyllum when they fall on the soil develop into new plants whereas a banana leaf will not be
able to do so. Why? (1)
ii. State the name of the organism in which binary fission takes place in a definite orientation. Also, name the
disease caused by this organism. (1)
iii. Explain the process of budding in Hydra. (2)
OR
What happens when (2)
I. a spirogyra filament matures and attains a considerable length, and
II. a sporangia in Rhizopus bursts on maturation?
16. Read the following text carefully and answer the questions that follow: [4]
Asexual reproduction involves a single parent to produce offsprings without the formation of gametes. It occurs
by the following ways : Fission, Budding, Fragmentation, Spore formation and Regeneration. In one of the
methods like regeneration, Planaria A is cut horizontally into three pieces -L, M and N and Planaria B is cut
vertically into two equal halves -O and P.

a. Which of the cut pieces of the two Planaria could regenerate to form a complete organism? (1)
b. Give an example of another organism which follows the same mode of reproduction as Planaria. (1)
c. What is the meaning of 'development' in regeneration? (2)
OR
Differentiate between regeneration and fragmentation. (2)
17. Assertion (A): Ovaries are the primary reproductive organs in a woman. [1]
Reason (R): The function of ovaries is to make mature female sex cells and female sex hormones.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

18. Assertion (A): Vasectomy is a surgical method of birth control. [1]
Reason (R): In a vasectomy, a small portion of the oviduct is cut or tied properly.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

19. Assertion (A): Yeast multiplies in sugar. [1]

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 Reason (R): Sugar is made of sucrose which provides energy for sustaining all life activities.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

20. Assertion (A): Meiosis takes place only in gametes. [1]
Reason (R): To restore the total number of chromosomes in offspring.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

21. Assertion (A): Scrotum is present outside the abdominal cavity. [1]
Reason (R): It stores sperms that require a lower temperature than the normal body temperature.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct b) Both A and R are true but R is not the
explanation of A. correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false. d) A is false but R is true.

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