(a) Draw a diagram showing germination of pollen on stigma of a flower.
(b) Label pollen grain, male germ- cells, pollen tube and female germ-cell in the above diagram.
(c) How is zygote formed?
(a) and (b)
(c) Zygote is formed when male gamete, Le. sperm fuses with female gamete, i.e. ovum.
What is the effect of DNA copying which is not perfectly accurate on the reproduction process?
Which of the following is not a pan Of the female reproductive system in human beings ?
(a) Ovary
(b) Uterus
(c) Vas deferens
(d) Fallopian tube
State one genetically different feature between sperms and eggs of humans. What is its consequence?
How are the modes for reproduction different in unicellular and multicellular organisms ?
Name one sexually transmitted disease each caused due to bacterial infection and viral infection. How can these be prevented?
(a) Explain the role of placenta in the development of human embryo.
(b) Give example of two bacterial and two viral sexually transmitted diseases. Name the most effective contraceptive which prevents spread of such diseases.
Can you think of reasons why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through regeneration?
List any four reasons for vegetative propagation being practised in the growth of some type of plants.
a) List any four reasons for adopting contraceptive methods.
(b) If a woman is using Copper-T, will it help in protecting her from sexually transmitted diseases? Why?
List two advantages of practising vegetative propagation in plants. Select two plants raised by this method from the list given below:
Banana, Gram, Pea, Rose, Tomato, Wheat.
“DNA copies generated during reproduction will be similar but may not be identical to the original.” Justify this statement.
What is reproduction? What are its two types? Which one of the two confers new characteristics on the offsprings and how?
Draw a longitudinal section of a flower and label the following parts:
(i) Part that produces pollen grain.
(ii)Part that transfers male gametes to the female gametes.
(iii) Part that is sticky to trap the pollen grain.
(iv) Part that develops into a fruit.
Draw a diagram of a human female reproductive system and label the part
(i) that produces egg
(ii) where fusion of egg and sperm take place
(iii) where zygote is implanted
What happens to human egg when it is not fertilised?
What are sexually transmitted diseases?
Name four such diseases. Which one of them damages the immune system of human body?
(a) What is fragmentation in organism?
Name a multicell-ular organism which reproduces by this method.
(b) What is regeneration in organism? Describe regeneration in Planaria with the help of a suitable diagram.
(a) In the human body what is the role of
(i) seminal vesicles, and (ii) prostate gland?
(b) List two functions performed by testis in human beings.
What does HIV stand for? Is AIDS an infectious disease? List any four modes of spreading AIDS.
(a) Name the parts labelled A, B, C, D and E.
(b) Where do the following functions occur?
(i) Production of an egg
(ii) Fertilisation
(iii) Implantation of zygote.
(c) What happens to the lining of uterus:
(i) before release of a fertilised egg?
(ii) if no fertilisation occurs?
What is AIDS? Which microbe is responsible for AIDS infection? State one mode of transmission of this disease. Explain in brief one measure for the prevention of AIDS.
(a) Draw a diagram showing germination of pollen on stigma of a flower.
(b) Label pollen grain, male germ- cells, pollen tube and female germ-cell in the above diagram.
(c) How is zygote formed?
Explain vegetative propagation with the help of two examples. List two advantages of vegetative propagation.
Differentiate between ‘self-pollination’ and ‘cross-pollination’. Describe double fertilisation in plants.