I. Write TRUE or FALSE to the following statements. Do not copy the statement.

i. The production of new organisms from the existing organisms of the same species is called

reproduction.

ii. When the parent organism reaches its maximum growth, it splits to form two new organisms is called

budding.

iii. The cut stems of two different plants are joined together to grow as single plant is called cutting.

iv. The new plants are produced from a large piece of the plant tissue in growing medium.

v. Fertilization takes place inside the ovary.

vi. Bryophyllum plants can be reproduced by vegetative propagation by its leaves.

vii. A molecule of DNA is made from two strands of nucleotides.

viii. There are 42 chromosomes in each of liver cells.

ix. The genetic information is carried within chromosomes.

x. The trait that does not get to express itself is called the recessive trait.

II. Complete the following statements with appropriate words. Do not copy the statements.

i. Two different types of cell division in ----------- are mitosis and meiosis.

ii. Meiotic cell division produces four ------------ sex cells from existing diploid cell.

iii. Adenine and thymine are ------------ bases.

iv. Each gene occupies a specific position on a chromosome called the ------------.

v. The branch of biology that studies how ---------- works is genetics.

vi. ----------- does not occur during pregnancy.

vii. The embryo eventually develops into a ---------.

viii. A mass of tubes in which sperm are stored is called ----------.

ix. The ------------- become the seed coats.

x. The cut stem of another plant without roots is called ---------.

I.(i) ( T ) (vi) ( T ) II.(i) (eukaryotes) (vi) (Ovulation)

(ii) ( F ) (vii) ( T ) (ii) (haploid) (vii) (foetus)

(iii) ( F ) (viii) ( F ) (iii) (complementary) (viii) (epididymis)

(iv) ( F ) (ix) ( T ) (iv) (gene locus) (ix) (integuments)

(v) ( T ) (x) ( T ) (v) (heredity) (x) (scion)