Biology

How Do Organisms Reproduce?

Question:

What is meant by asexual reproduction? List its any two different forms.

Answer:

Asexual reproduction is the process of producing new organism from a single parent without the involvement of sex cells. Fission and fragmentation are two different forms of asexual reproduction.

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How Do Organisms Reproduce?

Q 1.

What is the effect of DNA copying which is not perfectly accurate on the reproduction process?

Q 2.

The anther contains :
(a) Sepals
(b) Ovules
(c) Carpel
(d) Pollen grains.

Q 3.

How are the modes for reproduction different in unicellular and multicellular organisms ?

Q 4.

What is meant by asexual reproduction? List its any two different forms.

Q 5.

Name the largest cell present in the human body.

Q 6.

Why does menstruation occur?

Q 7.

List any four modes of asexual reproduction.

Q 8.

Expand AIDS. List any four methods of prevention (control) of AIDS.

Q 9.

Define the term puberty. List two  changes observed in girls at the time of puberty.

Q 10.

State one genetically different feature between sperms and eggs of humans. What is its consequence?

Q 11.

“DNA copies generated during  reproduction will be similar but may not be identical to the original.” Justify this statement.

Q 12.

What is the role of the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland ?

Q 13.

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?  

Q 14.

Can you think of reasons why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through regeneration?

Q 15.

Define the terms unisexual and bisexual giving one example of each.

Q 16.

Why is DNA copying an essential part of the process of reproduction?

Q 17.

What is ‘reproduction’? Mention the importance of DNA copying inreproduction.

Q 18.

State the method used for growing rose plants.

Q 19.

Why is vegetative propagation practised for growing some type of plants?

Q 20.

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.

Q 21.

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

Q 22.

(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?

Q 23.

List any four reasons for vegetative propagation being practised in the growth of some type of plants.

Q 24.

What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?

Q 25.

How does growing embryo get nutrition from the mother’s blood?

Q 26.

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.

Q 27.

What is regeneration? State a reason why a more complex organism cannot give rise to new individuals through this method.

Q 28.

With the help of suitable diagrams, explain the various steps of budding in Hydra.

Q 29.

State in brief the changes that take place in a fertilised egg (zygote) till birth of the child in the human female reproductive system. What happens to the egg when it is not fertilised?

Q 30.

What are the changes seen in girls at the time Of puberty ?

Q 31.

What are the functions performed by the testes in human beings?

Q 32.

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?

Q 33.

How does binary fission differ from multiple fission ?

Q 34.

Name one sexually transmitted disease each caused due to bacterial infection and viral infection. How can these be prevented?

Q 35.

What is reproduction? What are its two types? Which one of the two confers new characteristics on the offsprings and how?

Q 36.

What are sexually transmitted diseases?
Name four such diseases. Which one of them damages the immune system of human body?

Q 37.

What does HIV stand for? Is AIDS an infectious disease? List any four modes of spreading AIDS.

Q 38.

List two advantages of vegetative  reproduction practised in case of an orange plant.

Q 39.

List and explain in brief three methods  of contraception.

Q 40.

Why is DNA copying an essential part of the process of reproduction?

Q 41.

What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?

Q 42.

How does reproduction help in providing stability to populations Of species?

Q 43.

Differentiate between ‘self-pollination’ and ‘cross-pollination’. Describe double fertilisation in plants.

Q 44.

Mention the mode of reproduction used by
(a) Amoeba (b) Planaria.

Q 45.

State what type of method is used for growing jasmine plant.

Q 46.

Explain vegetative propagation with the help of two examples. List two advantages of vegetative propagation.

Q 47.

(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.

Q 48.

Explain the following methods of contraception giving one example of each:
(i) Barrier method
(ii) Hormonal imbalance method
(iii) Surgical method.

Q 49.

Name an organism which reproduces by spore formation. List three conditions favourable for spores to germinate and grow.

Q 50.

Name the two types of germ-cells present in human beings. How do they structurally differ from each other? Give two differences.