Chapter 9: Reproduction - Biology Mcqs for High School - Grade 10 - Set 12

1)   The part of the flower that attracts the agents of pollination

a. sepals
b. calyx
c. petals
d. androecium
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ANSWER: petals

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2)   Shoot develop from

a. radicle
b. epicotyl
c. hypocotyl
d. Plumule
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ANSWER: Plumule

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3)   In Hibiscus and Clitoria, the ovary is

a. inferior
b. superior
c. posterior
d. ventricular
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ANSWER: superior

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4)   The masses of cells produced in tissue culture method by mitosis are called

a. sporangia calluses
b. colon calluses
c. calluses
d. cellulose
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ANSWER: calluses

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5)   Ginger reproduces by

a. bulbs
b. corms
c. rhizomes
d. stem tubers
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ANSWER: rhizomes

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6)   The seedless fruits can be grown by the method of

a. diploid vegetation
b. vegetative propagation
c. adventitious propagation
d. tuber propagation
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ANSWER: vegetative propagation

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7)   For the germination of seeds in most plants, the optimum temperature is

a. 20-25 °C
b. 30-35 °C
c. 25-30 °C
d. 2-20 °C
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ANSWER: 25-30 °C

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8)   Considering the budding, the animals whose buds does not detach from the body of their parents is

a. euglena
b. paramecium
c. amoeba
d. corals
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ANSWER: corals

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9)   The micropyle is used by the plant for the absorption of

a. salts
b. minerals
c. water
d. sugar
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ANSWER: water

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10)   The species of bacteria that reproduce under unfavorable conditions by the formation of spores are

a. paramecium and corals
b. euglena and hydra
c. clostridium and bacillus
d. Rhizopus and amoeba
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ANSWER: clostridium and bacillus

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11)   The method used by farmers to increase the stock of a plant is

a. artificial propagation
b. vegetative propagation
c. artificial reproduction
d. vegetative reproduction
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ANSWER: vegetative propagation

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12)   The type of asexual reproduction in which new plants are developed by the vegetative parts of plants such as stems, leaves, and roots are called

a. vegetative propagation
b. diploid vegetation
c. haploid vegetation
d. fragmented vegetation
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ANSWER: haploid vegetation

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13)   Plants having seedless fruits can be grown only by

a. artificial propagation
b. vegetative propagation
c. artificial reproduction
d. vegetative reproduction
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ANSWER: vegetative propagation

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14)   Out of the two sperms, the one sperm is fused with fusion nucleus (diploid) and forms the

a. triploid nucleus
b. haploid nucleus
c. diploid nucleus
d. triploid zygote
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ANSWER: triploid nucleus

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15)   Secretions that lubricate the ducts in the male reproductive system of the rabbit are produced by

a. Cowper's gland
b. prostate gland
c. seminal vesicles
d. seminiferous tubules
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ANSWER: Cowper's gland

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16)   The development of new offspring from the unfertilized individual is

a. reproduction
b. fertilization
c. parthenogenesis
d. sexual reproduction
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ANSWER: parthenogenesis

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17)   The embryonic stem above the point of attachment is called

a. epicotyl
b. hypocotyl
c. Plumule
d. radicle
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ANSWER: epicotyl

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18)   The bag of skin in which testes are located is called

a. seminiferous tubules
b. vas deferens
c. epididymis
d. scrotum
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ANSWER: scrotum

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19)   The plants that are reproduced by the method of corms are

a. onion and garlic
b. potato and garlic
c. garlic and dasheen
d. potato and sweet potato
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ANSWER: garlic and dasheen

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20)   The kind of reproduction which is the result of female and male gametes is called

a. asexual reproduction
b. sexual reproduction
c. fragmented reproduction
d. propagation reproduction
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ANSWER: sexual reproduction

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