Chapter 9: Reproduction - Biology Mcqs for High School - Grade 10 - Set 8

1)   The method of sexual reproduction involves

a. gametes
b. shoots and stems
c. roots and stems
d. shoots and leaves
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ANSWER: gametes

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2)   In plants, the egg cell is considered as

a. male gametophyte generation
b. male sporophyte generation
c. female gametophyte generation
d. female sporophyte generation
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ANSWER: female gametophyte generation

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3)   Fusion nucleus is present in

a. male gametophyte
b. female gametophyte
c. ovary
d. testes
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ANSWER: female gametophyte

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4)   Color of the calyx is usually

a. pink
b. red
c. white
d. green
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ANSWER: green

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5)   In the human body, the human immune deficiency (HIV) virus destroys

a. lymphocytes
b. serum
c. white blood cells
d. red blood cells
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ANSWER: white blood cells

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6)   The endosperm is rich in starch and

a. proteins
b. lipids
c. carbohydrates
d. sugar
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ANSWER: proteins

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7)   The units of the fourth whorl of the flower are known as

a. ovules
b. macrospore
c. stigma
d. carpel
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ANSWER: carpel

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8)   The production of the individuals of the same genus is called

a. reproduction
b. fission offspring
c. fragmented offspring
d. budded offspring
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ANSWER: reproduction

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9)   The plants that reproduce through the tubers are

a. dasheen and garlic
b. yams and potatoes
c. onion and potatoes
d. onion and dasheen
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ANSWER: yams and potatoes

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10)   The seeds that are ripe but do not germinate are called

a. dormant seeds
b. ovular seeds
c. haploid seeds
d. diploid seeds
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ANSWER: dormant seeds

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11)   The smaller cell produced by primary oocytes is called

a. first polar body
b. second polar body
c. secondary oocyte
d. territory oocyte
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ANSWER: first polar body

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12)   The small oval-shaped organs located in the abdominal cavity are called

a. egg cells
b. placenta
c. ovaries
d. horns
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ANSWER: ovaries

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13)   The embryonic stem located above the cotyledon attachment point is called

a. hypocotyls
b. radicle
c. Plumule
d. epicotyls
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ANSWER: epicotyls

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14)   The middle part of the carpel is called

a. pistils
b. ovary
c. style
d. stigma
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ANSWER: style

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15)   The individual units of the corolla (inner whorl) are known as

a. anthers
b. stylus
c. petals
d. sepals
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ANSWER: petals

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16)   Considering the angiosperm seeds, the food which is stored is derived from

a. sporangium tissue
b. androecium tissue
c. gynoecium tissue
d. endosperm tissue
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ANSWER: endosperm tissue

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17)   The diploid gametophyte form haploid gametes through

a. mitosis
b. meiosis
c. cell division
d. cell growth
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ANSWER: meiosis

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18)   The first structure develops from the embryo during germination

a. shoot
b. flower
c. root
d. flower
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ANSWER: root

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19)   The process in which an unfertilized egg develops into new offspring is called

a. budding
b. fragmentation
c. binary fission
d. parthenogenesis
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ANSWER: parthenogenesis

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20)   The haploid daughter cells produced after meiosis-I in primary spermatocytes are called

a. secondary spermatids
b. primary spermatids
c. primary spermatocytes
d. secondary spermatocytes
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ANSWER: primary spermatids

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