Modes of Reproduction: Asexual and Sexual Practice Questions
20 free Modes of Reproduction: Asexual and Sexual practice questions for the NCERT Biology, each with the correct answer and a detailed explanation. Open any question below, or take the full set as an interactive quiz.
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- Q1. Which of the following processes ensures the continuity of species generation after generation?
- Q2. Asexual reproduction is characterized by which of the following?
- Q3. The term 'clone' is applicable to offspring formed by asexual reproduction because:
- Q4. In Yeast, the division is unequal and small projections are produced that remain attached initially to the parent cell. This is called:
- Q5. Members of the Kingdom Fungi and simple plants like algae reproduce through special asexual reproductive structures. The most common ones are:
- Q6. Identify the asexual reproductive structure found specifically in sponges:
- Q7. In plants, structures like runners, rhizomes, suckers, and tubers are capable of giving rise to new offspring. These are collectively known as:
- Q8. The 'Terror of Bengal' is an aquatic plant that propagates vegetatively at a phenomenal rate. What is its common name?
- Q9. Small plants emerge from the notches present at the margins of leaves in:
- Q10. Sexual reproduction is considered a more complex and slower process compared to asexual reproduction because:
- Q11. The period of growth in an organism's life before it can reproduce sexually is called the ________ in animals.
- Q12. Which of the following plants exhibits an unusual flowering phenomenon, blooming only once in 12 years?
- Q13. Cyclical changes in the activities of ovaries and accessory ducts during the reproductive phase in non-primate mammals is called:
- Q14. Organisms that are active reproductively throughout their reproductive phase are known as:
- Q15. The transition between the juvenile, reproductive, and senescent phases in plants and animals is primarily regulated by:
- Q16. Which event of sexual reproduction involves the formation of a haploid cell through meiosis?
- Q17. When the two gametes are so similar in appearance that it is not possible to distinguish them into male and female, they are called:
- Q18. In several fungi and plants, the term used to denote a bisexual condition is:
- Q19. Parthenogenesis is a phenomenon where:
- Q20. Development of the zygote into an embryo is called: