PM SHRI SCHOOL JNV SRIBHUMI

CLASS X SCIENCE (086) Total Marks : 201

How do Organisms Reproduce

* Select and write one most appropriate option out of the four options [201]
given for each of the questions

1. The process of release of eggs from the ovary is called:

(A) menstruation (B) reproduction (C) insemination (D) ovulation

2. A student identified the various parts of an embryo of a gram seed

and listed them as given below:
I. Testa.
II. Plumule.
III. Radicle.
IV. Cotyledon.
V. Tegman.
SH
Out of these the actual parts of the embryo are:
YA

(A) I, II, III. (B) II, III, IV. (C) III, IV, V. (D) II, IV, V.
SIR

3. A student was asked to observe and identify the various parts of

an embryo of a red kidney bean seed. He identified the parts and
AR

listed them as under:

I. Tegmen.
ST

II. Testa.
III. Cotyledon.
IV. Radicle.
V. Plumule.
The correctly identified parts among these are:
(A) I, II and III. (B) II, III and IV. (C) III, IV and V. (D) I, III, IV and V.

4. Which among the following statements are true for unisexual

flowers?
i. They possess both stamen and pistil.
ii. They possess either stamen or pistil.
iii. They exhibit cross pollination.
iv. Unisexual flower possessing only stamens cannot produce
fruits.

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 (A) (i) and (iv). (B) (ii), (iii) and (iv). (C) (ii) and (iii). (D) (i), (iii) and (iv).

5. The number of chromosomes in parents and offsprings of a particular

species remains constant due to:
(A) Doubling of (B) Halving of (C) Doubling of (D) Halving of

chromosomes after chromosomes during chromosomes after chromosomes after

zygote formation. gamete formation. gamete formation. gamete formation.

6. Where does fertilisation take place?

(A) Uterus (B) Vagina (C) Fallopian tube (D) Cervix

7. The disease kala-azar is caused by a micro-organism known as:

(A) Planaria. (B) Leech. (C) Leishmania. (D) Plasmodium.

8. One of the following is a surgical method which prevents the sperms

from reaching the ovum and pregnancy does not occur. This method
is:
(A) IUCD. (B)
SH
Vasectomy. (C) Condom. (D) Tubectomy.

9. Vegetative propagation refers to formation of new plants from:

YA

(A) Stem, roots and (B) Stem, roots and (C) Stem, flowers (D) Stem, leaves and
SIR

flowers. leaves. and fruits. flowers.

10. Along the path of the vas-deferens the secretions of which gland
AR

provide nutrition to the sperms?

(A) Prostate glands (B) Seminal vesicles (C) Scrotum (D) Urinary bladder
ST

11. An organism which may be considered to be a kind of plant and

reproduces by budding is:
(A) Paramecium. (B) Bread mould. (C) Hydra. (D) Yeast.

12. The anther contains,

(A) Sepals. (B) Ovules. (C) Carpel. (D) Pollen grains.

13. The given figures illustrate binary fission in Amoeba in improper

order.

The Correct order is:

(A) III, IV, II, I (B) IV, III, II, I (C) II, III, IV, I (D) I, III, IV, II

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14. Which among the following statements are true for unisexual
flowers?
i. They possess both stamen and pistil.
ii. They possess either stamen or pistil.
iii. They exhibit cross pollination.
iv. Unisexual flower possessing only stamens cannot produce
fruits.
(A) (i) and (iv). (B) (ii), (iii) and (iv). (C) (ii) and (iii). (D) (i), (iii) and (iv)

15. Oil palm plantations in tropical peatlands preliminerily require....to

provide aeration for the plant to grow:
(A) Hole in hole (B) Soil tillage (C) Drainages (D) Fertilizers

planting

16. Asexual reproduction through budding takes place in:

i. Amoeba and Yeast. SH
ii. Yeast and Hydra.
iii.
YA
Hydra and Plasmodium.
iv. Corals and Sponges.
SIR

(A) (i) and (ii). (B) only (ii). (C) (i) and (iii). (D) (ii) and (iv).

17. During adolescence, several changes occur in the human body. Mark
AR

one change associated with sexual maturation in boys:

(A) Loss of milk (B) Increase in (C) Cracking of (D) Weight gain.
ST

teeth. height. voice.

18. Two pink coloured flowers on crossing resulted in 1 red, 2 pink and 1
white flower progeny. The nature of the cross will be:
(A) Double (B) Self-pollination. (C) Cross- (D) No fertilization.

fertilization. fertilisation.

19. Reproduction is essential for living organisms in order to:

(A) Keep the (B) Fulfil their energy (C) Maintain growth. (D) Continue the

individual organ alive. requirements. species for ever.

20. A student has to focus his compound microscope to observe a

prepared slide showing different stages of binary fission in Amoeba.
The steps he is likely to follow are listed below in a haphazard
manner:

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 I. Adjust the diaphragm and the mirror of the microscope so that
sufficient light may enter to illuminate the slide.
II. Fix the slide on the stage carefully.
III. Adjust the microscope to high power and focus.
IV. Adjust the microscope to low power and focus.
The correct sequence of the above steps to observe the slide under
the microscope is
(A) I, II, IV, III (B) II, I, IV, III (C) II, IV, I, III (D) I, IV, II, III

21. The period during which reproductive organs in humans start

developing and become functional is called:
(A) Puberty. (B) Adolescene. (C) Teenage. (D) Maturity.

22. In the list of organisms given below, those which reproduce by the
asexual method are:
i. Banana. SH
ii. Yak.
iii. Yeast.
YA

iv. Amoeba.
SIR

(A) (ii) and (iv). (B) (i), (iii) and (iv). (C) (i) and (iv). (D) (ii), (iii) and (iv).

23. In a flower, the parts that produce gametes (germ cells) are:
AR

(A) Stamen and (B) Filament and (C) Anther and ovary. (D) Stamen and
anther. stigma. style.
ST

24. In a flower, the parts that produce male and female gametes (germ
cells) are:
(A) Stamen and (B) Filament and (C) Anther and ovary. (D) Stamen and

anther. stigma. style.

25. In Spirogyra, asexual reproduction takes place by:

(A) Division of a cell (B) Breaking up of (C) Division of a cell (D) Formation of a
into two cells. filaments into smaller into many cells. large number of buds.

bits.

26. The normal duration of menstrual cycle is:

(A) 7 – 8 days (B) 13 – 15 days (C) 3 – 4 days (D) 28 days

27. In Rhizopus, tubular thread-like structures bearing sporangia at their

tips are called:

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 (A) Filaments. (B) Hyphae. (C) Rhizoids. (D) Roots.

28. During favourable conditions, Amoeba reproduces by

(A) multiple fission (B) binary fission (C) budding (D) fragmentation

29. The organisms which can reproduce by fragmentation are:

(A) Corals and (B) Corals (C) Sea anemone (D) Sponges and Sea

Sponges. and Spirogyra. and Spirogyra. anemones.

30. In the figure given alongside, the parts marked A, B and C are
sequentially:
(A) Cotyledon, (B) Plumule, radicle (C) Plumule, (D) Radicle,
plumule and radicle. and cotyledon. cotyledon and radicle. cotyledon and

plumule.

31. The cut part of plant stem (having roots and fixed to ground) which is
used in the process of grafting is known as:
(A) Stock. (B) Scion.
SH (C) Cutting. (D) Bud.

32. Which of the following method of contraception protects from

YA

acquiring sexually transmitted diseases?

SIR

(A) Surgery (B) Condoms (C) Copper-T (D) Oral-pills

33. Which conditions are necessary to activate enzymes when a seed

AR

germinates?
ST

(A) C (B) A (C) D (D) B

34. A Planaria worm is cut horizontally in the middle into two halves P
and Q such that the part P contains the whole head of the worm.
Another Planaria worm is cut vertically into two halves R and S in
such a way that both the cut pieces R and S contain half head each.
Which of the cut pieces of the two Planaria worms could regenerate
to form the complete respective worms?

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 (A) Only P. (B) Only R and S. (C) P, R and S. (D) P, Q, R and S.

35. A multicellular organism which reproduces by budding is:

(A) Amoeba. (B) Yeast. (C) Leishmania. (D) Hydra.

36. Offspring formed as a result of sexual reproduction exhibit more

variations because:
(A) Sexual (B) Genetic material (C) Genetic material (D) Genetic material
reproduction is a comes from two comes from two comes from many

lengthy process. parents of the same parents of different parents.

species. species.

37. The male gametes in a flower and in a human are produced

respectively in:
(A) Stigma and (B) Anther and style. (C) Ovary and testes. (D) Anther and

ovary. testes.
SH
38. Fertilisation results immediately in the formation of:
(A) A zygote. (B) An embryo. (C) A placenta. (D) A foetus.
YA

39. Which of the following is the part through vegetative propagation

SIR

occur in a jasmine plant?

(A) Stem (B) Root (C) Flower (D) Leaf
AR

40. While, temperate peat is soil made of.....

(A) Trunks (B) Spagnum/ herb (C) Clay stone (D) Lime stone
ST

41. Which among the following is not the fun testes at puberty?
i. Formation of germ cells.
ii. Secretion of testosterone.
iii. Development of placenta.
iv. Secretion of estrogen.
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iv)

42. Stock and scion are involved in the artificial propagation method
known as:
(A) Tissue culture. (B) Layering. (C) Grafting. (D) Cuttings.

43. Fertilization in plants occurs in the:

(A) Embryo sac (B) Style (C) Pollen tube (D) Stigma

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44. After viewing different slides, a student draws
following diagrams. Select the one which depicts binary fission
in amoeba.

(A) a (B) b (C) c (D) d

45. An organism having a whip-like structure at one end which

reproduces by the process of binary fission is:
(A) Hydra. (B) Paramecium. (C) Leishmania. (D) Plasmodium.

46. Multiple fission occurs in one of the following. This is:

(A) Bread mould. (B) Kala- (C) Flatworm. (D) Malaria parasite.
azar parasite.
SH
47. In human males, the testes lie in the scrotum outside the body
YA
because it helps in the:
(A) Process of (B) Formation of (C) Easy transfer of (D) All the above.
SIR

mating. sperms. sperms.

48. The production of offspring by the sexual or asexual process is known

AR

as:
(A) Division (B) Growth (C) Reproduction (D) All of the above
ST

49. A feature of reproduction that is common to Amoeba, Spirogyra and

Yeast is that:
(A) They reproduce (B) They are all (C) They reproduce (D) They are all
asexually. unicellular. only sexually. multicellular.

50. A student while observing an embryo of a pea seed in the laboratory

listed various parts of the embryo as given below: Testa, Tegmen,
Radicle, Plumule, Micropyle, Cotyledon.
On examining the list the teacher remarked that only three parts are
correct. Select three correct parts from the above list:
(A) Testa, Radicle, (B) Tegmen, Radicle, (C) Cotyledon, (D) Radicle,
Cotyledon. Micropyle. Plumule, Testa. Cotyledon, Plumule.

51. Select the correct statements for the process of budding in yeast:

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 I. A bud arises from a particular region on a parent body.
II. A parent cell divides into two daughter cells, here the parental
identity is lost.
III. Before detaching from the parent body a bud may form
another bud.
IV. A bud when detaches from the parent body grows into a new
individual.
(A) I, II and III (B) II, III and IV (C) III, IV and I (D) IV, I and II

52. Which among the following are not the functions of testes at
puberty?
i. Formation of germ cells.
ii. Secretion of testosterone.
iii. Development of placenta.
iv. Secretion of estrogen.
(A) (i) and (ii). (B)
SH
(i) and (iii). (C) (ii) and (iv). (D) (iii) and (iv).

53. AIDS is a deadly disease which is caused by:

YA

(A) A protozoan. (B) A fungus. (C) A bacterium. (D) A virus.

SIR

54. Plants like banana, rose, jasmine, orange have lost the capacity to
produce:
AR

(A) Seeds (B) Buds (C) Flower (D) Roots

55. Which part of female reproductive tract is called birth canal?

ST

(A) Uterus. (B) Cervix. (C) Vagina. (D) Fallopian tube.

56. Characters that are transmitted from parents to off spring during
reproduction show:
(A) Only similarities (B) Only variations (C) Both similarities (D) Neither a
with parents. with parents. and variations with similarities nor
parents. variations.

57. Anemophily is the pollination by –

(A) Birds (B) Rain (C) insects (D) Wind

58. Vegetative propagation refers to the formation of new plants from

the following existing organs of the old plants:
(A) Stems, roots and (B) Stems, roots and (C) Stems, flowers (D) Stems, leaves

flowers. leaves. and fruits. and flowers.

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59. Which of the following method of contraception protects a person
from acquiring a sexually transmitted disease?
(A) Oral pills. (B) Condom. (C) Copper-T. (D) Surgery.

60. Identify the figures showing the process of budding in yeast.

(A) I, II and III (B) II, III and IV (C) I, II and IV (D) III, IV and I

61. Pollen grains are produced by:

(A) ovary (B) ovule (C) anther (D) corolla

62. In Indonesia, peat is largely situated in...

(A) Sumatra, (B) Sumatra, (C) Papua. (D) Sumatra.
Kalimantan, and Sulawesi, Kalimantan.
Papua.
SH
63. The correct sequence of organs in the male reproductive system for
the transport of sperms is:
YA

(A) Testis → vas (B) Testis → ureter → (C) Testis → urethra (D) Testis → vas
SIR

deferens → urethra. urethra. → ureter. deferens → ureter.

64. Which of the following statements are true for flowers?

AR

i. Flowers are always bisexual.

ii. They are the sexual reproductive organs.
ST

iii. They are produced in all groups of plants.

iv. After fertilisation they give rise to fruits.
(A) (i) and (iv) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (i) and (iii) (D) (ii) and (iv)

65. After observing the prepared slides of binary fission in amoeba and
budding in yeast following observations were reported:
Single cells of amoeba and yeast were undergoing binary
fission and budding respectively.
Cytokinesis was observed in the yeast cell.
Elongated nucleus was dividing to form two daughter nuclei
in amoeba.
A chain of buds were observed due to reproduction in amoeba.
The correct observation (s) is/ are:
(A) a and c (B) b only (C) c and d (D) d and c

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66. The diagram shows the cross-section through the carpet of a flower just
before fertilization.

Where will the male and female gametes be just before fertilization?
Male gamete Female gamete
(a) 1 5
(b) 1 SH 4
(c) 2 4
(d) 3 5
YA

67. Tropical Peat is a type of soil, which parent material is from?

SIR

(A) Lime stone (B) Clay stone (C) Trunks (D) Sand

68. Among all the methods of contraception, which one can prevent the
AR

implantation of the fertilized egg?

(A) Coil (mechanical) (B) Condom (C) Spermicide (D) Vasectomy
ST

(mechanical) (chemical) (Surgical)

69. One of the following organisms does not reproduce by budding. This
is:
(A) Sponge. (B) Yeast. (C) Hydra. (D) Planaria.

70. In Spirogyra, asexual reproduction takes place by:

(A) Breaking up of (B) Division of a cell (C) Division of a cell (D) Formation of
filaments into smaller into two cells. into many cells. young cells from

bits. older cells.

71. When the foetus is growing inside the uterus it needs nutrients.
Which part provides these nutrients?
(A) Placenta (B) Amniotic sac (C) Oviduct (D) Uterus

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72. The ratio of number of chromosomes in a human zygote and a
human sperm is:
(A) 2 : 1. (B) 3 : 1. (C) 1 : 2. (D) 1 : 3.

73. A common feature of reproduction in Amoeba, spirogyra and yeast is

that:
(A) Asexual (B) Asexual (C) Asexual (D) Asexual
reproduction occurs reproduction occurs reproduction does not reproduction involves

after sexual before sexual involve gametes. only one parent.

reproduction. reproduction.

74. The ability to reproduce is lost in a female after:

(A) Fertilisation (B) Menstruation (C) Gamete (D) Menopause

formation

75. An alga which reproduces by the asexual reproduction method called

fragmentation is: SH
(A) Rhizopus. (B) Salmonella. (C) Plasmodium. (D) Spirogyra.
YA
76. A student after viewing a prepared slide illustrates the budding in yeast
in the following order which is not correct:
SIR
AR

The correct order shouldbe:

ST

(A) b, c, d, e, a (B) b, e, d, c, a (C) b, d, e, c, a (D) b, d, c, e, a

77. Which part of the flower forms the fruit?

(A) Whole flower (B) Only stamens (C) Only ovary (D) Only carpel
and carpel

78. In the list of organisms given below, those that reproduce by the
asexual method are:
i. Banana.
ii. Dog.
iii. Yeast.
iv. Amoeba.
(A) (ii) and (iv) (B) (i), (iii) and (iv) (C) (i) and (iv) (D) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

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79. A student after observing a slide showing different stages of binary
fission in Amoeba draws the following diagrams. However these
diagrams are not in proper sequence:

(A) I, V, IV, III, II (B) I, III, IV, V, II (C) I, V, III, IV, II (D) I, II, III, IV, V

80. A simple multicellular animal having tentacles which lives in

freshwater usually reproduces by the asexual process of:
(A) Binary fission. (B) Spore formation. (C) Budding. (D) Fragmentation.

81. To perform an experiment to identify the different parts of an embryo

of a dicot seed, first of all you require a dicot seed. Select dicot
seeds from the following group:
Wheat, Gram, Maize, Pea, Barley, Ground-nut.
(A) Wheat, Gram and (B) Gram, Pea and (C) Maize, Pea and (D) Gram, Maize and

Pea. Ground-nut.
SH Barley. Ground-nut.

82. The unicellular organism which reproduces by budding is:

YA

(A) Spirogyra. (B) Hydra. (C) Planaria. (D) Yeast.

SIR

83. Binary fission is observed in which one of the following figure?

AR
ST

(A) A (B) B (C) C (D) D

84. Slides of binary fission in amoeba and budding in yeast were given
for observations to a group of students. Some of the observations
reported by the group are given below:
Cytokinesis was observed in the yeast cell.
A chain of buds were observed due to reproduction in amoeba.
Single cell of amoeba and single cell of yeast were undergoing
binary fission and budding respectively.
Elongated nucleus was dividing to form, two daughter nuclei in
amoeba.
The correctly reported observations are:

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 (A) I and II (B) II and III (C) III and IV (D) I and IV

85. During grafting, the portion of plant that is grafted is called –

(A) Stock (B) Scion (C) Stalk (D) Stem

86. A student has to perform the experiment “To identify the different
parts of an embryo of a dicot seed.” Select from the following an
appropriate group of seeds:
(A) Pea, gram, (B) Red kidney bean, (C) Maize, wheat, red (D) Red kidney bean,

wheat. maize, gram. kidney bean. pea, gram.

87. Asexual reproduction is:

(A) A fusion of (B) A method by (C) A method (D) A method in

specialised cells. which all types of producing genetically which more than one
organisms reproduce. identical offspring. parent are involved.

88. In which of the following figures in budding not shown?

SH
YA
SIR

(A) I (B) II (C) III (D) IV

AR

89. The advantage that internal fertilisation has over external

fertilisation is that in internal fertilisation:
ST

(A) New off-springs (B) Production of (C) Copulation and (D) Fewer individuals

are exactly like the large numbers of fusion of gametes is are produced.

parent. gametes is passive.

unnecessary.

90. A student was given two permanent slides, one. of binary fission in
amoeba and other of budding in yeast. He was asked to identify
anyone difference in the nucleus of the two. One such difference, he
identified correctly was:
(A) Presence of one (B) Presence of two (C) Presence of two (D) Presence a single

nucleus in. amoeba, nuclei in centrally distant nuclei in nucleus each in

two in yeast cell and constricted amoeba, one in yeast amoeba, yeast of cell

one in bud. amoeba, one in yeast cell and two in bud. and its attached bud.

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 cell and one in its

bud.

91. Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive

system in human beings?
(A) Ovary. (B) Uterus. (C) Vas deferens. (D) Fallopian tube.

92. The offsprings formed as a result of sexual reproduction exhibit more

variations because:
(A) Sexual (B) Genetic material (C) Genetic material (D) Genetic material

reproduction is comes from two comes from two comes from many

lengthy process. parents of different parents of same parents.

species. species.

93. Length of pollen tube depends on the distance between:

(A) Pollen grain and (B) Pollen grain on (C) Pollen grain in (D) Upper surface of

upper surface of upper surface of SH anther and upper stigma and lower part
stigma. stigma and ovule. surface of stigma. of style.
YA
94. Reproduction is not essential for:
(A) Continuation of (B) Addition of new (C) Transfer of (D) Maintaining the
SIR

life on Earth. species. variations to next life of an individual.

generations.
AR

95. A student while observing an embryo of a gram seed listed various

parts of the embryo as listed below:
ST

Testa, Micropyle, Cotyledon, Tegmen, Plumule, Radicle. On

examining the list the teacher commented that only three parts are
correct. Select these three correct parts:
(A) Cotyledon, Testa, (B) Cotyledon, (C) Cotyledon, (D) Cotyledon,
Plumule. Plumule, Radicle. Tegmen, Radicle. Micropyle, Plumule.

96. Spore formation is the most common asexual method of

reproduction in:
(A) Protozoa. (B) Tubers. (C) Fungi. (D) Algae.

97. One of the following organisms does not reproduce by fission. This is:
(A) Amoeba. (B) Leishmania. (C) Planaria. (D) Plasmodium.

98. What marks the beginning of the reproductive life of a woman?

(A) Menopause (B) Menarche (C) Fertilisation (D) Ovulation

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 99. Which of these is not a pubic character in human females?
(A) Darkening of (B) Increase in (C) Enlargement of (D) Voice begins to

nipple skin. breast size. pelvic girdle. crack or hoarse.

100. When you study a slide showing different stages of budding in yeast,
you observe the following stages:
I. The bud may get separated from the parent body and develop
into a new individual.
II. The body of the bud develops and gives rise to another baby
bud.
III. A bud comes out in any direction from the body of the parent
cell.
IV. Thus they may form a colony.
The proper sequence of the above stages is:
(A) II, I, III, IV (B) II, III, I, IV (C) III, II, I, IV (D) III, I, II, IV
SH
101. Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive
YA
system in human beings?
(A) Which of the (B) Which of the (C) Which of the (D) Oviducts.
SIR

following is not a part following is not a part following is not a part

of the female of the female of the female

AR

reproductive system reproductive system reproductive system

in human beings? in human beings? in human beings?
ST

102. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction
in Plasmodium is called:
(A) Budding. (B) Fragmentation. (C) Binary fission. (D) Multiple fission.

103. The following figure illustrates binary fission in Amoeba in an incorrect

sequence.

The correct sequence is:

(A) III, II, IV, I (B) III, IV, II, I (C) II, III, IV, I (D) IV, III, II, I

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104. An animal which reproduces by the process of budding is:
(A) Plasmodium. (B) yeast. (C) Hydra. (D) Planaria.

105. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events of sexual

reproduction in a flower?
(A) Pollination, (B) Seedling, (C) Pollination, (D) Embryo,

fertilisation, seedling, embryo, fertilisation, fertilisation, embryo, seedling, pollination,

embryo. pollination. seedling. fertilisation.

106. Which of the following is not an artificial method of vegetative

propagation?
(A) Cutting (B) Layering (C) Budding (D) Grafting

107. Characters transmitted from parents to offspring are present in:

(A) Cytoplasm. (B) Ribosome. (C) Golgi bodies. (D) Genes.

108. Which is the most common method of reproduction in majority of

fungi and bacteria?
SH
(A) Budding (B) Spore formation (C) Binary fission (D) Multiple fission
YA

109. Offspring formed by asexual method of reproduce have greater

SIR

similarity among themselves because:

i. Asexual reproduction involves only one parent.
ii.
AR

Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes.

iii. Asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction.
ST

iv. Asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction.

(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (ii) and (iv) (D) (iii) and (iv)

110. The seed that contains the future plant is called the:
(A) Cotyledons (B) Seed coat (C) Germ cells (D) Embryo

111. Anemophily is the pollination by:

(A) Birds (B) Rain (C) insects (D) Wind

112. A student has to focus his compound microscope to observe a

prepared slide showing different stages of binary fission in Amoeba.
The steps he is likely to follow are listed below in a haphazard
manner:
I. Adjust the diaphragm and the mirror of the microscope so that
sufficient light may enter to illuminate the slide.

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 II. Fix the slide on the stage carefully.
III. Adjust the microscope to high power and focus.
IV. Adjust the microscope to low power and focus.
The correct sequence of the above steps to observe the slide under
the microscope is:
(A) I, II, IV, III (B) II, I, IV, III (C) II, IV, I, III (D) I, IV, II, III

113. Which among the following diseases is not sexually transmitted?

(A) Syphillis. (B) Hepatitis. (C) HIV - AIDS. (D) Gonorrhoea.

114. The embryo in humans gets nutrition from the mother’s blood with
the help of a special tissue called:
(A) Placenta (B) Villi (C) Uterus (D) Womb

115. Reproduction is essential for living organisms in order to:

(A) Keep the (B) Fulfill their (C) Maintain growth. (D) Continue the

individual organism SH
energy requirement. species generation
alive. after generation.
YA
116. Given below are certain adaptations in the fruit of certain plants. On
the basis of information given below, identify the agent of pollination
SIR

in both situations.
i. Small, dry and light seeds with a parachute of fine hair.
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ii. Brightly colored, sweet and juicy but hard seeds.

(A) I-insects, II- (B) I-water, II-insects (C) I-wind, II-animals (D) I-birds, II-insects
ST

animals

117. In human females, an event that reflects onset of reproductive phase

is:
(A) Growth of body. (B) Changes in hair (C) Change in voice. (D) Menstruation.

pattern.

118. In which one of the following birth control methods, a small portion
of oviducts of a woman is removed by surgical operation and the cut
ends are ligated?
(A) Copper-T. (B) Tubectomy. (C) Vasectomy. (D) Diaphragm.

119. An organism which can reproduce by two asexual reproduction

methods one similar to the reproduction in yeast and the other
similar to the reproduction in Planaria is:

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 (A) Spirogyra. (B) Bryophyllum. (C) Hydra. (D) Sea anemone.

120. When an organism breaks into a number of parts and each part
develop into an individual, it is called:
(A) Budding (B) Binary fission (C) Regeneration (D) Spore formation

121. Which among the following diseases is not sexually transmitted?

(A) Syphyllis (B) Hepatitis (C) HIV-AIDS (D) Gonorrhea

122. One of the following does not reproduce by spore formation method.
This is:
(A) Rhizopus fungus. (B) (C) Yeast fungus. (D) Mucor fungus.
Penicillium fungus.

123. The period during adolescence when the reproductive tissues begin
to mature is called:
(A) Ovyfetion (B) Puberty (C) Germination (D) Propagation
SH
124. Which one of the following best describes the function of the
umbilical cord? It:
YA

(A) Feeds the (B) Conveys (C) Removes waste (D) Supplies
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embryo with digested nutrients and wastes matter from the oxygenated blood
substances. to and from the embryo to the from the mother to
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embryo respectively. mother's blood. the embryo.

125. The sexually transmitted disease which is caused by bacteria is:

ST

(A) Malaria. (B) Diarrhoea. (C) Gonorrhoea. (D) AIDS.

126. In the figure, the parts marked A, B and C are sequentially:

(A) Plumule, Radicle (B) Radicle, Plumule (C) Plumule, (D) Radicle,

and Cotyledon. and Cotyledon. Cotyledon and Cotyledon and

Radicle. Plumule.

127. The correct sequence of reproductive stages occurring in flowering

plants is:
(A) Gametes, zygote, (B) Zygote, gametes, (C) Seed, embryo, (D) Gametes,

embryo, seed. embryo, seed. zygote, gametes. embryo, zygote, seed.

128. In vegetative reproduction, the new individuals are genetically:

(A) Similar (B) Dissimilar (C) Abnormal (D) None of these
129. The correct sequence of reproductive stages seen in flowering plants
is:
(A) Gametes, zygote, (B) Zygote, gametes, (C) Seedling, (D) Gametes,

embryo, seedling. embryo, seedling. embryo, zygote, embryo, zygote,

gametes. seedling.

130. The characteristics transmitted from parents to offspring are present

in:
(A) Cytoplasm. (B) Ribosome. (C) Golgi bodies. (D) Genes.

131. Offspring formed by asexual method of reproduction have greater

similarity among themselves because:
i. Asexual reproduction involves only one parent.
ii. Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes.
iii. Asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction.
iv. Asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction.
SH
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (i) and (iii) (C) (ii) and (iv) (D) (iii) and (iv)
YA
132. In asexual reproduction, two offsprings having the same genetic
material and the same body features are called:
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(A) Callus. (B) Twins. (C) Clones. (D) Chromosomes.

133. To prevent further subsidence in tropical peatlands, it is necessary to:

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(A) Stopping (B) Bulding (C) Planting plants as (D) Pumping water.

excessive drainages infrastructures to hold many as possible.

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aimed for rewetting. the subsidence.

134. The figure given alongside shows the human male reproductive
organs. Which structures make sperms and seminal fluid?
(A) V makes sperms (B) W makes sperms (C) X makes sperms (D) Y makes sperms
and X makes seminal and Y makes seminal and W makes seminal and V makes seminal

fluid. fluid. fluid. fluid.

135. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in
Plasmodium is called:
(A) Budding. (B) Reduction (C) Binary fission. (D) Multiple fission.

division.

136. The part of a seed which grows and develops into root on
germination is:
 (A) Cotyledon. (B) Plumule. (C) Follicle. (D) Radicle.

137. The cut part of a plant stem (without roots) which is used in grafting
is called:
(A) Stock. (B) Stump. (C) Scion. (D) Graft.

138. Which of the following statements are true for flowers?

i. Flowers are always bisexual.
ii. They contain sexual reproductive organs.
iii. They are produced in all groups of plants.
iv. After fertilisation they give rise to fruits.
(A) (i) and (iv). (B) (ii) and (iii). (C) (i) and (iii). (D) (ii) and (iv)

139. The factors responsible for the rapid spreading of bread mould on
slices of bread are:
i. Presence of large number of spores in air.
ii. SH
Presence of large number of thread-like branched hyphae.
iii. Presence of moisture and nutrients.
YA
iv. Formation of round shaped sporangia.
(A) (i) and (iii). (B) (ii) and (iv). (C) (i) and (ii). (D) (iii) and (iv).
SIR

140. You are asked by your teacher to study the different part of an
embryo of a gram seed. Given below are the steps to be followed for
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the experiment.
I. Soak the gram seeds in plain water and keep them over
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might.
II. Cut open a soaked seed and observe its different parts.
III. Take some dry gram seeds in a petri dish.
IV. Drain the excess water.
V. Cover the soaked seed with a wet cotton cloth and leave them
for a day.
The correct sequence of these steps is:
(A) III, I, V, IV, II. (B) III, I, II, IV, V. (C) III, IV, V, I, II. (D) III, I, IV, V, II.

141. A student has to observe a permanent slide of binary fission in amoeba.

Find the correct sequence of steps given below for focussing the object
under a microscope.
Place the slide on the stage, look through the eye-piece and
adjust the mirror to get proper illumination.
 Focus the Slide Share using fine adjustment screw.
Look through the eye-piece and raise the objective lens using
coarse adjustment screw tin the object is focussed.
Look through the eye-piece and move the slide till the object is
visible.
(A) d, c, b, a (B) a, b,d, c (C) a, d, c, b (D) a, c, d, b
142. A tiny animal having tentacles which reproduces by growing buds on
the sides of its body is:
(A) Planaria. (B) Yeast. (C) Amoeba. (D) Hydra.

143. One of the following organisms does not reproduce by binary fission.
This is:
(A) Amoeba. (B) Plasmodium. (C) Leishmania. (D) Paramecium.

144. The ability of an organism to develop whole body from a broken

piece or fragment is called:
(A) Binary fission (B) Budding SH (C) Multiple fission (D) Regeneration

145. The protozoan having a flagellum at its one end is:

YA
(A) Amoeba. (B) Paramecium. (C) Hydra. (D) Leishmania.
SIR

146. Which of this is seminal fluid?

(A) Prostate gland (B) Cowper’s gland (C) Seminal vesicle (D) All of these
AR

147. In Rhizopus fungus, the fine thread-like structures spread on the

whole surface of slice of bread are called:
ST

(A) Rhizoids. (B) Stems. (C) Roots. (D) Hyphae.

148. The shape of yeast cell is:

(A) Only spherical. (B) Only oval. (C) Irregular. (D) Both oval and

spherical.

149. One of the largest existing uses of tropical peatlands in Indonesia

is....?
(A) Agroforestry (B) Horticultiure (C) Palidiculture (D) Agriculture of oil

palm

150. One of the following is not a part of the human male reproductive
system. This is:
(A) Testis. (B) Oviduct. (C) Seminal vesicle. (D) Prostrate gland.

151. Binary fission in Amoeba is a type of:

 (A) A sexual (B) Sexual (C) Vegetative (D) Fragmentation
reproduction reproduction propagation

152. Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring during

sexual reproduction show:
(A) Only similarities (B) Only variations (C) Both similarities (D) Neither
with parents. with parents. and variations with similarities nor

parents. variations with

parents.

153. The two organisms which can regenerate fully from their cut body
parts are:
(A) (B) (C) (D)
Paramecium and Hydra. Hydra and Amoeba. Planaria and Leishmania.Hydra and Planaria.

154. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events of sexual

reproduction in a flower? SH
(A) Pollination, (B) Seed, embryo, (C) Pollination, (D) Embryo, seed,
YA
fertilisation, seed, fertilisation, fertilisation, embryo, pollination,

embryo. pollination. seed. fertilisation.

SIR

155. Characters transmitted from parents to off spring are present in:
(A) Cytoplasm. (B) Ribosome. (C) Golgi bodies. (D) Genes.
AR

156. Asexual reproduction takes place through budding in,

ST

(A) Amoeba. (B) Yeast. (C) Plasmodium. (D) Leishmania.

157. In human males, the testes lie in the scrotum it helps in the:
(A) Process of (B) Formation of (C) Easy transfer of (D) All the above.

mating. sperm. gametes.

158. In human females, an event that indicates the onset of reproductive

phase is:
(A) Growth of body. (B) Change in hair (C) Change in voice. (D) Menstruation.

pattern.

159. The two types of organisms which produce colonies by the process of
budding are:
(A) Hydra and (B) Yeast and (C) Corals and (D) Hydra and Yeast.

Corals. Sponges. Sponges.

160. One of the following reproduces by forming spores. This in:
(A) Fern. (B) Planaria. (C) Spirogyra. (D) Potato.

161. The correct sequence of organs in the male reproductive system for
transport of sperms is:
(A) Testis → (B) Testis → ureter → (C) Testis → urethra (D) Testis →

vasdeferens → urethra. → ureter. vasdeferens → ureter.

urethra.

162. The diagram shows a section through the female reproductive

system.

SH
During pregnancy. Where does mitosis occur in the cells of the
embryo?
YA

X Y Z
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(a) ✓ ✓ ✓

(b) ✓ ✓ ×
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(c) ✓ × ✓

(d) × × ✓
ST

163. Choose the correct statement(s) on budding in yeast from the

following:
i. A parent cell divides into two or more daughter cells and here
the parent identity is lost.
ii. In this the elongated nucleus divides to form two or more
daughter nuclei.
iii. A bud arises from a particular region on a parent body.
iv. After detaching from the parent body the bud grows into a
new independent individual.
(A) I only (B) III only (C) II and III only (D) III and IV only

164. A yeast cell in which budding occurs was seen to have:

(A) One bud cell. (B) Two bud cells. (C) Three bud cells.
 (D) A chain of bud
cells.

165. During adolescence, Several human body. Mark one char maturation
in boys:
(A) Loss of milk (B) Increase in (C) Cracking of (D) Weight gain.
teeth. height. voice.

166. Which of the following statements are true for sexual reproduction in
flowering plants?
i. It requires two types of gametes.
ii. Fertilisation is a compulsory event.
iii. It always results in the formation of zygote.
iv. Offsprings formed are clones.
(A) (i) and (iv). (B) (i), (ii) and (iv). (C) (i), (ii) and (iii). (D) (ii), (iii) and (iv).

SH
167. A feature of reproduction that is common to Amoeba, Yeast and
Bacterium is that:
YA
(A) They are all (B) They are all (C) They reproduce (D) They reproduce

multicellular. unicellular. only sexually. asexually.

SIR

168. There is a greater possibility for the evolution of a new species in

organisms which reproduce by:
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(A) Binary fission (B) Budding (C) Fertilisation (D) Regeneration

169. Spirogyra reproduce by:

ST

(A) budding (B) fragmentation (C) regeneration (D) fission

170. In man, fertilization of ovum takes place in:

(A) Vagina (B) Ovary (C) Uterus (D) Fallopian tubes

171. You are asked by your teacher to study the different parts of an
embryo of a gram seed. Given below are the steps to be followed for
the experiment.
I. Soak the gram seeds in plain water and keep them over
might.
II. Cut open a soaked seed and observe its different parts.
III. Take some dry gram seeds in a petri dish.
IV. Drain the excess water.
 V. Cover the soaked seed with a wet cotton cloth and leave them
for a day.
The correct sequence of these steps is:
(A) III, I, V, IV, II (B) III, I, II, IV, V (C) III, IV, V, I, II (D) III, I, IV, V, II

172. From the following diagrams, select the correct ones showing stages of
binary fission in Amoeba:

(A) I, II, III (B) IV, II, III (C) V, II, III (D) IV, I, III

173. The method of asexual reproduction in plants in which callus is

produced is:
(A) (B) SH
Vegetative (C) Regeneration. (D) Fragmentation.
Micropropagation. propagation.
YA
174. One of the following process does not lead to the formation of
SIR

clones. This is:

(A) Fission. (B) Fertilisation. (C) Fragmentation. (D) Tissue culture.

175. The flower of the Hibiscus plant is:

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(A) Bisexual (B) Unisexual (C) Neuter (D) Very small

ST

176. The diagram represents gametes P and Q fusing to give cell R. This
cell then produces gametes S. T. U and V.

Which statement about the numbers of chromosomes in the cells

and gametes is corrected.

(A) The numbers of (B) The numbers of (C) The numbers of (D) The numbers of
chromosomes in P chromosomes in P chromosomes in S in chromosomes in T is

and Q are different. and Q are the same.

 one-quarter of half the member of

chromosomes in R chromosomes in Q

177. At the time of entering into ovule, pollen tube has:

(A) Three male (B) Two male nuclei (C) One gamete (D) Four male
nuclei nucleus gametes

178. You are asked by your teacher to study the different part of an
embryo of a gram seed. Given below are the steps to be followed for
the experiment.
I. Soak the gram seeds in plain water and keep them over
might.
II. Cut open a soaked seed and observe its different parts.
III. Take some dry gram seeds in a petri dish.
IV. Drain the excess water.
V. Cover the soaked seed with a wet cotton cloth and leave them
for a day.
SH
The correct sequence of these steps is:
YA

(A) III, I, V, IV, II (B) III, I, II, IV, V (C) III, IV, V, I, II (D) III, I, IV, V, II
SIR

179. Binary fission describes the type of reproduction where the organism
divides to form:
AR

(A) Many spores. (B) Two daughters. (C) Many buds. (D) Two hyphae.

180. In Figure, the parts A, B and C are sequentially:

ST

(A) Cotyledon, (B) Plumule, radicle (C) Plumule, (D) Radicle,

plumule and radicle. and cotyledon. cotyledon and radicle. cotyledon and

plumule.

181. The ability of a cell to divide into several cells during reproduction in
Plasmodium is called:
(A) Budding (B) Multiple fission (C) Binary fission (D) Reduction

division

182. In a potato, vegetative propagation takes place by:

(A) Root (B) Leaf (C) Stem tuber (D) Grafting
183. Factors responsible for the rapid spread of bread mould on slices of
bread are:
i. Large number of spores.
ii. Availability of moisture and nutrients in bread.
iii. Presence of tubular branched hyphae.
iv. Formation of round shaped sporangia.
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (ii) and (iv) (C) (i) and (ii) (D) (iii) and (iv)

184. Which of the following is not a sexually transmitted disease?

(A) Gonorrhoea. (B) Hepatitis. (C) Syphilis. (D) AIDS.

185. One of the following occurs in the reproductive system of flowering

plants as well as that of humans. This is:
(A) Vas deferens. (B) Anther. (C) Ovary. (D) Style.

186. In a flower, the parts that produce male and female gametes are
respectively: SH
(A) Sepal and anther. (B) Filament and (C) Anther and ovary. (D) Stamen and
YA
stigma. style.

187. Following diagrams were drawn by different student on having seen

SIR
AR

prepared slides of budding in yeast.

Correct diagrams are:
ST

(A) I, II, III (B) II, III, IV (C) III, IV, V (D) I, IV, V

188. After drainages are established in tropical peatlanda used for

drainage base agriculture, the first stage of subsidence process takes
place, it is ...
(A) Decomposition (B) Consolidation (C) Further (D) A and B
decomposition

189. Which among the following is not the function of testes at puberty?
i. Formation of germ cells.
ii. Secretion of testosterone.
iii. Development of placenta.
iv. Secretion of estrogen.
(A) (i) and (ii) (B) (ii) and (iii) (C) (iii) and (iv) (D) (i) and (iv)
190. Study the following diagrams showing various stages of binary fission
in Amoeba:

The correct sequence of these diagrams should be:

(A) I, IV, III, II, V (B) I, III, IV, II, V (C) I, II, IV, III, V (D) I, II, III, IV, V

191. The correct sequence of organs in the reproductive system for

transport of sperms is:
(A) testis → vas (B) testis → ureter → (C) testis → urethra (D) testis →

deferens → urethra. urethra. → ureter. vasdeferens → ureter.

192. Which among the following statements are true for sexual
reproduction in flowering plants?
i. It requires two types of gametes.
ii. Fertilisation is a compulsory event.
SH
iii. It always results in formation of zygote.
iv. Offspring formed are clones.
YA

(A) (i) and (iv) (B) (i), (ii) and (iv) (C) (i), (ii) and (iii) (D) (i), (ii) and (iv)
SIR

193. The micro-organism which reproduces by multiple fission is the one

which causes the disease known as:
AR

(A) Kala-azar. (B) Marasmus. (C) Malaria. (D) Amoebiasis.

194. The diagram shows the arrangement of blood vessels in the uterus
ST

wall and placenta of pregnant women.

Which of the following will increase in concentration in the blood as it

flows from 1 and 2?
 (A) Amino acids. (B) Carbon dioxide. (C) Glucose. (D) Oxygen.

195. Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring during

reproduction show:
(A) Only similarities (B) Only variations (C) Both similarities (D) Neither

with parents. with parents. and variations with similarities nor

parents. variations.

196. The offsprings formed by asexual reproduction method have greater

similarity among themselves because:
i. Aexual reproduction involves only one parent.
ii. Aexual reproduction involves two parents.
iii. Aexual reproduction involves gametes.
iv. Axual reproduction does not involve gametes.
(A) (i) and (ii). (B) (i) and (iii). (C) (ii) and (iv). (D) (i) and (iv).

SH
197. The normal body cell of an organism contains 28 pairs of
chromosomes. The number of chromosomes present in its germ cell
YA
will be:
(A) 28. (B) 14. (C) 56. (D) 42.
SIR

198. In the following diagram showing the structure of embryo of a dicot

seed, what are the parts marked I, II and III sequentially?
AR
ST

(A) Plumule, (B) Plumule, Radicle, (C) Cotyledon, (D) Radicle, Plumule,

Cotyledon, Radicle. Cotyledon. Plumule, Radicle. Cotyledon.

199. In Rhizopus, tubular thread like structures bearing sporangia at their

tips are called:
(A) Filaments (B) Hyphae (C) Rhizoids (D) Roots

200. A farmer wants to grow banana plants genetically similar enough to the
plants already available in his field. Which one of the following methods
would you suggest for this purpose?
(A) Regeneration (B) Budding
(C) Vegetative propagation (D) Sexual reproduction
201. Assertion: Probability of survival of an organism produced through
sexual reproduction is more than that of organism produced through
asexual mode.
Reason: Variations provide advantages to individuals for survival.
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(B) Both A and R are true, and R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is true but R is false.
(D) A is false but R is true.
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