CH Reproduction
CH Reproduction
QUESTION BANK
GRADE – X
SUBJECT – BIOLOGY
REPRODUCTION
13. How does embryo gets nourishment inside the mother’s body?
14. In sexual reproduction, the offspring carries copies of DNA from both the parents. Even then the
amount of DNA in the next generation offspring does not get doubled. Why?
15. Differentiate between male and female germ cell.
16. Expand IUCD. What is its use?
17. What is the reason for declining female: male ratio in India? What should be done to avert it?
18. Why does menstruation occur?
19. Why are variations beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?
20. Differentiate between binary fission in leishmania and Amoeba.
21. (a) What is the advantage of multiple fission in plasmodium?
(b) Why is regeneration not considered a method of reproduction?
22. What is fragmentation in organisms? Name a multi-cellular organism which reproduce by this method.
23. How does reproduction help in providing stability to population of species?
24. (a) Give example of an organism reproducing by spore formation.
(b) Name the tiny blobs on a stick like structure that is involved in reproduction of fungi.
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25. In human female, what happens when
(a) egg is fertilised. (b) egg is not fertilised
26. Fertilization is possible if ovulation has taken place during middle of the menstrual cycle. Give reason.
27. How are the modes of reproduction different in unicellular and multicellular organisms?
28. How is pollination different from fertilization?
29. Why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through regeneration?
30. How does binary fission differ from multiple fission?
31. How are general growth and sexual maturation different from each other?
32. In tobacco plant ,the male gamete have twenty four chromosomes. What is the number of chromosomes in
the female gamete? What is the number of chromosome in the zygote?
33. What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
34. (a) Give one example each of unisexual and bisexual flower.
(b) Why is DNA copying an essential part of the process of reproduction?
35. In a bisexual flower inspite of the young stamens being removed artificially,the flower produces fruit.
Explain.
36. What is a seed? What are the parts of a seed? Draw labelled diagram of it.
37. What is the role of seminal vesicle and prostate gland? What are the changes seen in girls at the time of
puberty?
38. How does budding takes place in hydra? Explain with diagram.
39. Differentiate between self pollination and cross pollination. Which is better and why?
40. What is vegetative propagation? Why is it used?
41. Distinguish between a gamete and zygote .Explain theit role in sexual reproduction.
42. Explain regeneration. How is it carried out in hydra?
43. List two functions of each one of the following parts of the female reproductive systems:
(a) Ovaries (b) Fallopian tubes (c) Uterus
44. What is tissue culture? How this technique is performed? In which area this technique is finding its
application?
SHORT TYPE QUESTIONS: (SA- II)
45. (a) Draw neat labelled diagram of female reproductive system.
(b) Name one sexually transmitted disease each caused due to bacterial and viral infection. How can these
be prevented?
46. (a) Draw a diagram to show fertilization in a flowering plant and label (i) stigma (ii) ovary (iii) egg.
(b) What is the function of anther? How does fusion of male and female gamete take place in plants?
47. Give reason for avoiding frequent pregnancies by women. Explain the different methods of contraception’s
giving one example each.