REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS

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Section-A

1.Zygote develops into:

Embryo
Ovule
Seed
Fruit

2.Period of pregnancy is called:

Gestation period
Incubation period
Pre-patent period
Blastulation

3.Reproduction is a biological process in which an organism give rise to young ones (offspring) similar to itself. An organism’s method of reproduction depends upon factors:

Habitat
Internal physiology
Genitalia
All of above

4.Clones are

Morphologically similar individuals
Genetically similar individuals
Both of the above
None of the above

5.Bud grafting is commonly used in:

Litchi
Pomegranate
Rose
Jasmine

6.Strobilanthus kunthiana is also called

Neela Kuranji
Peela Kuranji
Hara Kuranji
Violet Kuranji

7.Asexual reproduction is a method of reproduction in which participation of_____takes place

One individual
Two individuals
Multi-individuals
Meiosis

8.An example of corm is

Ginger
Colocasia
Onion
Potato

9.Pollination is

Transfer of gametes on stigma
Transfer of male gametes on stigma
Transfer of female gametes on stigma
Fusion of male and female gametes

10.Which is correct about anthers? They are:

Haploid
Diploid
Diploid as well as triploid
Haploid, diploid and triploid

11.Vivipary is observed in:

Banyan
Bryophyllum
Ipomea
Rhizophora

12.Breeding of crops with high levels of minerals, vitamins and proteins is called:

Somatic hybridization
Biofortication
Micropropagation
Biomagnification

13.Corm is modification of:

Root
Leaf
Stem
Bud

14.‘Unisexual female flower is called staminate’. The above statement is

True
False
Sometimes True and sometimes False
Neither True nor False

15.Embryo sac is found in:

Endosperm
Embryo
Ovule
Seed

16.A Single Menstrual cycle is completed in:

30 Days
31 Days
28 Days
27 Days

17.If the parent body is haploid then the gametes are

Haploid
Diploid
Triploid
None of these

18.Offsprings formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by asexual reproduction because

Sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
Gametes of parents have quantitatively different genetic composition
Genetic material comes from two parents of same species
Greater amount of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction

19.‘Unisexual male flower is called pistillate’. The above statement is

True
False
Sometimes True and sometimes False
Neither True nor False

20.During oogenesis, each diploid oocyte produces:

Four functional ova
Two functional eggs and two polar bodies
Four functional polar bodies
One functional egg and three polar bodies

21.Menstrual cycle is

Seasonal hormonal ovarian change
Conditional hormonal ovarian change
Periodic hormonal ovarian change
Habitual hormonal ovarian change

22.Use of stem cutting is common method of vegetative propagation. Juvenile wood grows roots more readily than mature wood. The superior rooting of juvenile cutting may be due to:

Lower ABA contents
Higher endogenous auxin contents
Higher endogenous gibberellins contents
They being still in the vegetative stage

23.Rhizopus reproduces asexually by:

Conidia
Spores
Gemma
Bulbil

24.Which of the following have haploid plant body in most of organisms?

Monera
Fungi
Algae and Bryophytes
All of above

25.The condition in which male and female parts present on the different plant, is called

Heterothallic
Dioecious
Unisexual
All of these

26.In diploid organism the gamete producing cells are called

Gamete mother cell
Meiocytes
Both Gamete mother cell and Meiocytes
None of these

27.Hydra reproduces by binary fission. This sentence is

True
False
Sometimes True and Sometimes False
Neither True nor False

28.Stem cuttings are employed in the propagation of:

Banana
Mango
Sugar cane
Cotton

29.Self-fertilisation occurs in the

Bisexual flower
Unisexual flower
Both Bisexual and Unisexual
Monoecious flower

30.Female gametes are also called

Egg
Ovum
Both Egg and Ovum
Antherozoid

31.In vegetative propagation, characters of parent plants are:

Changed
Not preserved
Preserved
Exchanged

32.Asexual reproduction is carried out by:

Single parent
Without fusion of gametes
With or without formation of gametes
All of above

33.In which pair both the plants can be vegetatively propagated by leaf pieces?

Bryophyllum and Kalanchoe
Chrysanthemum and Agave
Agave and Kalanchoe
Asparagus and Bryophyllum

34.Micropropagation is based on:

Tissue culture
Hybridization
Microtomy
Genetic control

35.‘Gemmule formation is a common mode of reproduction in Paramecium’

True
False
Sometimes True and sometimes False
Neither True nor False

Section-B

36.Female gamete undergoes development to form new organisms without fertilization. The process called parthenogenesis. It occurs in:

Rotifers
Turkey birds
Some reptiles
All of above

37.Grafting is attempted in those plants which show:

Adventitious roots
Buds
Folliage leaves and herbaceous stems
Secondary growth

38.Many scientists consider viruses as living entities because these:

Respire
Can cause diseases
Reproduce (inside host)
Respond to tough environment

39.The most significant value of vegetative propagation is that:

It enables rapid production of genetic variation
It is a means of producing a large population of individuals genetically identical to the parent
It ensures that the progeny are safe from attack of diseases and practice
It is an ancient practice

40.Bamboo plant flowers only once in their life time, generally 50-100 years, produce larger number of fruits and die. Blue stretches were formed by flowering of plant. Strobilanthus kunthiana in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. It flowers once in how many years?

15 years
12 years
20 years
48 years

41.Eyes on the potato, sugar cane, ginger are

Condensed nodes
Condensed internode
Interspread rhizome
Interspread corm

42.Embryogenesis is the process of development of

Embryo
Endosperm
Individual
Internal organs

43.Where does syngamy occur in ____

External medium
Internal medium
Both External and Internal medium
None of these

44.Parthenogenesis is the process in which new organism is formed

With fertilization
Without fertilization
Through mitosis
Through meiosis

45.Oestrus cycle is cyclic changes in the activities of ovaries and accessory duct during

Reproductive (seasonal) period
Maturation period
Ageing period
Juvenile period

46.One of the following is not a method of asexual reproduction:

Cutting
Grafting
Budding
Conjugation

47.During favourable conditions, Amoeba reproduces by:

Binary fission
Multiple fission
Both of these
None of these

48.Which of the following is pollinated by water?

Viola
Yucca
Oxalis
Zostera

49.In potato, vegetative propagation takes place by:

Root
Leaf
Grafting
Stem tuber

50.Which of the following is hermaphrodite?

Ant
Aphids
Earthworm
Cockroach