Important Questions

How do organisms reproduce?

Q1. Define species. Also give an example.
Q2.I.What is reproduction?
II. Why is reproduction important for an organism?
III. What would happen if the process of reproduction is stopped?
Q3.I.What is the genetic material of the cell?
II. What happens to the genetic material just before the cell is ready to divide?
Q4.I.Why do we get variations when an organism reproduces to form a new organism?
II. Mention any three advantages of variation in individuals.
Q5.What is asexual reproduction?
Q6.What is sexual reproduction?
Q7.Does variation play any role in survival of species in case of calamities such as global
warming or nuclear disasters?
Q8.Reproduction is a phenomenon that is not for the survival of an individual but for the
stability of a species. Justify.
Q9.Which life process ensures that a plant or animal species does not disappear from this
earth?
Q10.What is the name of the reproductive process:
I. Which involves two parents?
II. Which involves only one parent?
Q11.State whether human beings reproduce by sexual method or asexual method.
Q12.What is meant by reproduction?
Q13.What is a clone?
Q14.Why do offsprings formed by asexual reproduction exhibit remarkable similarity?
Q15.How does reproduction help in providing stability to population of species?
Q16.Define variations.
Q17.Where is the DNA contained in a cell?
Q18. What type of asexual reproduction is followed by Amoeba?
Q19.What is multiple fission? Explain the process in brief and also name an organism which
reproduces by multiple fission.
Q20.What is fission?
Q21.Define regeneration. Is it used by multicellular or unicellular organism?
Q22.How does binary fission differ from multiple fission?
Q23.Can all types of cells perform regeneration? Give reasons to support your answer.
Q24.Answer the following questions:
I. Why fission, fragmentation and regeneration all are considered as asexual types of
reproduction?
II. With neat diagram, show the process of regeneration in Planaria.
Q25. Name an organism which reproduces by
I.Binary fission
II.Multiple fission
III.Regeneration
IV.Fragmentation
Q26.Define fragmentation.
Q27.Explain why, more complex multicellular organisms cannot give rise to new organisms
through regeneration.
Q28.What will happen when
I.A mature Spirogyra filament attains considerable length?
II. Planaria is cut into two pieces?
Q29.Answer the following questions:
I. Name any three asexual modes of reproduction.
II. How is fission different from fragmentation?
Q30. Differentiate between fragmentation and regeneration
Q31. What is vegetative propagation? Write its two advantages.
Q32.What is budding? Which organism reproduces by budding? Show the process of
budding in an organism with the help of a suitable diagram.
Q33.What type of cells are required for performing budding? What would be their properties?
Q34.What are the different types of vegetative propagation?
Q35.What is the method of reproduction used by Bryophyllum? Under which type of asexual
reproduction does it fall?
Q36.Why is spore formation a method of asexual reproduction?
Q37.Priya took three bread slices and kept the three pieces of the slices in the following
conditions:
I.Slice 1 in a dried and dark place
II.Slice 2 in a moist and dark place
III.Slice 3 in moist and in refrigerator
What would she observe in each of the above conditions? Give reasons for your answer
Q38. Define the following:
I.Layering
II.Grafting
Q39.Draw a diagram of spores in Rhizopus.Q3.Draw a diagram of Bryophullum leaf with
buds.
Q40.Name a unicellular and a multicellular organism in which budding can be seen.
Q41.How does potato reproduce vegetatively?
Q42.What are the advantages of vegetative propagation? Explain them briefly.
Q43.Explain the structure and the function of the structure released from the blobs in
Rhizopus.
Q44. Can fertilization take place in flowers if pollination does not occur?
Q45.What do you understand by germination? What are the factors that affect germination?
Q46.Differentiate between asexual and sexual reproduction.
Q47.What are the steps involved in fertilization and formation of seeds?
Q48.Describe why variations are observed in the offspring formed by sexual reproduction.
Q49.Draw a well labelled diagram of a flower.
Q50.Differentiate between
I.Pollination and fertilization
II.Self-pollination and cross-pollination
Q51.Answer the following question:
I. What happens after fertilization in a flower?
II. Draw a neat, labelled diagram showing pollen tube growth in a flower.
Q52. What is zygote?
Q53.Name the different agents of pollination.
Q54.What is the function of sepals?
Q55.What is the role of stigma?
Q56.What role does style play in the ovary?
Q57.What is seed?
Q58.Draw a labelled diagram of a germinating seed.
Q59.In a bisexual flower, in spite of the young stamens being removed artificially, the flower
still produces fruit. Provide a suitable explanation for this observation.
Q60. In human females, an event that reflects onset of reproductive phase is
A)growth of body
B)changes in hair pattern
C)change in voice
D)menstruation
Q61.Why do testes lie in the scrotum in human males?
Q62.What is puberty? What are the common changes that take place in puberty in both boys
and girls?
Q63.How are general growth and sexual maturation different from each other?
Q64.Trace the path of sperm during ejaculation. Also mention the glands and their functions
associated with the male reproductive system.
Q65.What is ovulation?
Q66.What changes are observed in the uterus if fertilization does not occur?
Q67.Draw a labelled diagram of
I.Male reproductive system
II.Female reproductive system
Q68.What are the specific changes that take place in boys and girls during the time of
puberty?
Q69.Mention any two functions of human ovary.
Q70.What is the role of the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland?
Q71.Where is prostate gland located?
Q72.What are the functions performed by the testes in human beings?
Q73.Point out the difference in the male and female urethra.
Q74.Why does menstruation occur?
Q75.Write the difference between external fertilization and internal fertilization. How is
embryo formed in human female?
Q76.What is copper-T?
Q77.How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?
Q78.What are villi?
Q79. In what ways is fertilisation in a plant:
I. Similar to fertilisation in a human?
II. Different from fertilisation in a human?
Q80.What are the benefits of using mechanical barriers during sexual act?
Q81.What is fertilization? How is it different from implantation?
Q82. Copper-T and surgical methods have disadvantages. What are those?
Q83.How does the uterus prepare itself for the process of implantation and growth of the
zygote?
Q84.What is placenta? Where is it present? What role does it play in the growth of zygote?
Q85.Condoms play a dual role of protection as well as prevention. Explain in brief.
Q86.I.Does sex ensure pregnancy?
II.‘I-Pill’ is being used for preventing pregnancy in many cases of unprotected sex. How does
it prevent pregnancy?
Q87.I.Why do we need to prevent pregnancy?
II.Briefly explain any three methods that are used for preventing pregnancy