Class Notes

Class: X Subject: Biology

Topic: Ch- 8 How do organisms reproduce? Prepared by: Bharati Mandal

WORKSHEET on Sexual Reproduction

Topic : Sexual Reproduction

Question: Choose the most appropriate option of the answer for the questions
given below
1. The flower of the Hibiscus plant is
(a) bisexual
(b) unisexual
(c) neuter
(d) very small

2. The part of the flower which is present in the centre of the flower is
(a) Sepals
(b) Petals
(c) Carpels
(d) Stamens

3. The seed that contains the future plant is called the

(a) cotyledons
(b) seed coat
(c) germ cells
(d) embryo

4. The number of chromosomes in parents and offsprings of a particular species

remains constant due to:
(a) Doubling of chromosomes after zygote formation

(b) Halving of chromosomes during gamete formation

(c) Doubling of chromosomes after gamete formation

(d) Halving of chromosomes after gamete formation

5. Among the following select the statements that are true regarding the sexual
reproduction in flowering plants?
(i) Fertilisation is a compulsory event

(ii) It always results in the formation of zygote

(iii) Offsprings formed are clones

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(iv) It requires two types of gametes

(a) (i) nad (iv)

(b) (i), (ii) and (iii)

(c) (i), (ii) and (iv)

(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)

6. The correct sequence of reproductive stages seen in flowering plants is _______

A) Gamete, zygote, embryo, seedling
B) zygote, gamete, embryo, seedling
C) seedling, embryo, zygote, gametes
D) gamete, embryo, zygote , seedling

7. The anther contains ________.

A) sepals
B) ovules
C) carpel
D) pollens
8. - During adolescence, several changes occur in human body. Mark one change that
is associated with sexual maturity in boys?
A) loss of milk teeth
B) increase in height
C) weight gain
D) cracking of voice
9. The offsprings formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variations because
_________.
A) sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
B) genetic material comes from two parents of same species
C) genetic material comes from two parents of different species
D) genetic material comes from many parents
10. The triploid nucleus formed is called ______.
A) fruit
B) seed
C) zygote
D) endosperm
11. The fate of placenta is to :
A) provide nutrition to embryo
B) provide support to embryo
C) provide minerals to zygote
D) none
12. The two oviducts in human female unite in a bag called ________.
A) vagina
B) uterus
C) cervix
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D) fallopian tube
13. Where does fertilization occur in human females ?
A) cervix
B) vagina
C) uterus
D) oviduct
14. What is the puberty age in females?
A) 8-10
B) 10-12
C) 12-14
D) 14-16
15. The period of pregnancy is called
(a) gestation period
(b) incubation period
(c) ovulation
(d) menstruation period
16. . The process of release of eggs from the ovary is called
(a) menstruation
(b) reproduction
(c) insemination
(d) ovulation

17. The period during adolescence when the reproductive tissues begin to mature is
called
(a) ovulation
(b) puberty
(c) germination
(d) propagation

18. Along the path of the vas-deferens the secretions of which gland provide nutrition to
the sperms?
(a) Prostate glands
(b) Seminal vesicles
(c) Scrotum
(d) Urinary bladder

19. In human males, the testes lie in the scrotum, because it helps in the
(a) process of mating
(b) formation of sperms
(c) easy transfer of gametes
(d) secretion of estrogen
20. Which among the following are not the functions of testes at puberty?
(i) Formation of germ cells

(ii) Secretion of testosterone

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(iii) Development of placenta

(iv) Secretion of estrogen

(a) (i) and (ii)

(b) (i) and (iii)

(c) (ii) and (iv)

(d) (iii) and (iv)

Question: Answer the following questions

21. Draw and label the human male reproductive system and write the functions of
various parts of it.

22. What does it mean by Contraceptive methods of population control? Mention its
various methods.

23. What is Double fertilization?

24. In a flower what happens to the ovary and ovule after the fertilization?

25. What is STD? Give examples of it in the humans.

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