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Zygote is divided repeatedly and sticks to uterus
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External fertilization also takes place outside female body.
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In fertilization, an egg cell comes from mother cell and sperm from father cell.
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In human beings a single matured egg is released into the oviduct by one of the ovaries every month
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Ovary produces female gametes called eggs
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An egg cell is a single cell
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A sperm is a unicellular body
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Human sperm has head, middle piece and tail
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A zygote is formed as a result of fertilization
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Fertilisation is necessary even in asexual reproduction.
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First cell of a new human individual is called a gamete.
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Sperms are produced by ovaries.
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Human egg has a head, middle piece and tail
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The eggs of fish are covered by hard shells for protection.
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External fertilisation can occur both in water and on land.
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An embryo is made up of a single cell.
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Amoeba reproduces by budding.
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A new human individual develops from a cell called gamete.
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Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.
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All living animals reproduce to produce new young ones.
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Amoeba reproduces by simply dividing itself into two.
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The fusion of ovum and sperm is called fertilisation.
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Cow and dogs are viviparous animals.
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The mass of similar cells is called a clone.
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In adult human females, a single mature egg is released into an oviduct every month.
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Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.
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Egg laid after fertilisation is made up of a single cell.
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External fertilisation takes place in frog.
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Each sperm is a single cell.
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Reproduction by budding takes place in
hydra
amoeba
paramecium
bacteria
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After fertilisation, the resulting cell which gives rise to a new individual is the
embryo
ovum
foetus
zygote
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The production of an exact copy of an animal by asexual reproduction is known as
budding
mating
cloning
hatching
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In human beings, after fertilisation, the structure which gets embedded in the wall of uterus is
ovum
embryo
foetus
zygote
34.
Tadpole is the larva of
fish
frog
mosquito
butterfly
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Aquatic animals in which fertilisation occurs in water are said to be
viviparous without fertilisation
oviparous with external fertilisation
viviparous with internal fertilisation
oviparous with internal fertilisation
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Animals exhibiting external fertilisation produce a large number of gametes. Pick the appropriate reason from the following.
The animals are small in size and want to produce more offsprings
Food is available in plenty in water
To ensure better chance of fertilisation
Water promotes production of large number of gametes
37.
Which is not oviparous animals?
Hen
Frog
Butterfly
Dog
38.
Which of the following statements about reproduction in humans is correct?
Fertilisation takes place externall
Fertilisation takes place in the testes
During fertilisation, egg moves towards the sperm
Fertilisation takes place in the human female
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In humans, the development of fertilised egg takes place in the
ovary
testis
oviduct
uterus
40.
The multicellular organism which reproduces by budding is
Amoeba
Yeast
Paramecium
Hydra
41.
Which of the following is not a viviparous animal?
Rat
Lizard
Rabbit
Cat
42.
Sets of reproductive terms are given below. Choose the set that has an incorrect combination.
Sperm, testis, sperm duct, penis
Menstruation, egg, oviduct, uterus
Sperm, oviduct, egg, uterus
Ovulation, egg, oviduct, uterus
43.
Which of the following is not a part of the human male reproductive system?
Testes
Oviducts
Seminal vesicles
Epididymis
44.
In the list of animals given below, hen is the odd one out. Human being, cow, dog, hen. The reason for this is
it undergoes internal fertilisation
it is oviparous
it is viviparous
it undergoes external fertilisation
45.
In human beings, the correct sequence of events during reproduction is
gamete formation, fertilisation, zygote formation embryo
embryo, zygote formation, fertilisation, gamete formation
fertilisation, gamete formation, embryo, zygote formation
gamete formation, fertilisation, embryo, zygote formation
46.
______________is the production of an exact copy of a cell any other living part or a complete organism
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Amoeba is reproduced by________
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Reproduction in which a single parent is involved is called______________reproduction.
49.
Animals that give birth to young ones are called____________
50.
External fertilization occurs in_________
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The fertilized egg is called___________
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The productive organs in male include __________, _________and _______
53.
The fusion of male and female gametes is called_________________ reproduction
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Amoeba is a _____ celled organism. It reproduces by _____ reproduction. The process of reproduction begins by the division of its into ____ two. This is followed by the division of its into _____ two. This type of reproduction is called ____ fission.
55.
Sperms are produced in ______
56.
_______ reproduces by budding.
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An animal having both male and female reproductive organs is called ______
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The _____ divides repeatedly to form an embryo.
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______ is very important for continuation of a species.
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Oviparous
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Zygote
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Foetus
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Embryo
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Eggs
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Budding
66.
External fertilisation
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Main female reproductive organ
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Fusion of male and female gametes
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Female gamete
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Vegetative reproduction
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Oviparous
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Ovary
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Sperm
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Budding
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What is cloning?
76.
Write two types of asexual reproduction
77.
Write different stages in life cycle of frog
78.
What is foetus?
79.
What is embryo?
80.
What is the function of tail in a sperm
81.
What is meant by ovulation?
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Which babies are known as test-tube babies
83.
Define fertilization
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hydra
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(d)
zygote
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cloning
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embryo
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(b)
frog
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The animals in which fertilisation occur in water, i.e. they lay eggs and release sperms outside body and thus the young one too is formed outside the body in water. Such aquatic animals are oviparous with external fertilisation.
36.
(c)
To ensure better chance of fertilisation
37.
(d)
Dog
38.
(d)
Fertilisation takes place in the human female
39.
(c)
oviduct
40.
(d)
Hydra
41.
(b)
Lizard
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(c)
Sperm, oviduct, egg, uterus
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(b)
Oviducts
44.
Hen is the odd member among the list. Hen lays eggs outside its body, i.e. it is oviparous, while rest gives birth to young ones.
45.
(c)
fertilisation, gamete formation, embryo, zygote formation
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cloning
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binary fission
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asexual
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viviparous
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frogs
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zygote
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testes, sperm duct, penis
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sexual
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single, asexual, nucleus, cytoplasm, binary
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testes
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Hydra
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bisexual
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zygote
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Reproduction
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Give birth to young ones
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Fertilized egg
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When body parts are identified
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Embedded in wall of uterus
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Ovary
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Hydra
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Frog
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Ovary
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Fertilisation
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Eggs
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Asexual reproduction
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Frog
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Female organ
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Male gamete
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Asexual reproduction
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Cloning is the production of an exact copy of a cell, any other living part or a complete organism
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Budding, Binary Fission.
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Egg \(\rightarrow\) Early\(\rightarrow\) tadpole\(\rightarrow\) Late\(\rightarrow\) tadpole\(\rightarrow\) adult frog
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The stage of embryo in which all the body parts can be identified is called a foetus
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When zygote after repeated division starts to form group of different tissues and organs, it is called embryo.
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The tail of sperm helps it to swim to reach the egg
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Release of ovum from ovary is called ovulation
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Babies born through test-tube technique are called test-tube babies
83.
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The fusion of ovum and sperm is called fertilization
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