Chapter 9: Reproduction - Biology Mcqs for High School - Grade 10 - Set 5

1)   The process which undergoes in secondary spermatocytes is classified as

a. meiosis-II
b. meiosis-I
c. mitosis-II
d. mitosis-I
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ANSWER: meiosis-II

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2)   Considering the whorls of plants, the gynoecium is classified as

a. fourth whorl
b. third whorl
c. second whorl
d. first whorl
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ANSWER: fourth whorl

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3)   The ratio of fluid and sperms (respectively) in semen is

a. 85% and 15%
b. 75% and 25%
c. 90% and 10%
d. 70% and 30%
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ANSWER: 90% and 10%

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4)   In flowers, the outer whorls are classified as

a. haploid whorls
b. diploid whorls
c. non-reproductive whorls
d. reproductive whorls
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ANSWER: non-reproductive whorls

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5)   The specialized organs in which egg cells or sperms are produced are called

a. gonads
b. testes
c. ovaries
d. sperms
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ANSWER: gonads

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6)   The phenomena in which the sporophyte and gametophyte generations alter each other in the plant life cycle is called

a. fragmentation of generations
b. alternation of generations
c. cloning of generations
d. grafting of generations
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ANSWER: alternation of generations

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7)   The haploid macrospore is produced by meiosis inside each

a. ovule
b. stamen
c. anther
d. carpel
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ANSWER: ovule

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8)   The spore sacs are thickly walled formed by the body cells of Rhizopus at its reproductive age are called

a. sporangia
b. spores
c. cysts
d. endosperms
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ANSWER: sporangia

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9)   Tulips and onions reproduce by

a. corms
b. spores
c. bulbs
d. rhizomes
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ANSWER: bulbs

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10)   The part of the uterus where sperms are deposited is called

a. fallopian tubes
b. opening of birth canal
c. opening of urethra
d. cervix
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ANSWER: cervix

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11)   Enlarged portions of an underground stem are called

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

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12)   The plants that propagated by planting stem cuttings are

a. broccoli plants
b. roses and grapevines
c. peach trees
d. plum trees
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ANSWER: peach trees

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13)   The type of asexual reproduction in which new offspring is developed by the unfertilized egg is called

a. fragmentation
b. parthenogenesis
c. vegetative propagation
d. spore formation
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ANSWER: parthenogenesis

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14)   The enlarged part of the rhizome (underground stem) is called

a. leaves tubules
b. shoot tubers
c. root tubers
d. stem tubers
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ANSWER: stem tubers

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15)   Horizontal underground stems with scale leaves are called

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

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16)   In testes, the production of sperms is classified as

a. oogenesis
b. spermatogenesis
c. primary oogonia
d. gametogenesis
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ANSWER: spermatogenesis

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17)   After the accumulation of sperms in collecting ducts of testes, the sperms are passed to

a. prostate gland
b. epicotyls
c. epididymis
d. scrotum
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ANSWER: epididymis

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18)   The invertebrates in which asexual reproduction occurs are

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

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19)   Carpel has a basal ovary, middle style and

a. upper stigma
b. Lowe stigma
c. larger stigma
d. bigger stigma
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ANSWER: upper stigma

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20)   The method of artificial vegetative propagation in which stem is attached to other plants to establish roots is classified as

a. grafting
b. cuttings
c. cloning
d. tissue culturing
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: grafting

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