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

1)   The scar present on the seed coat is known as

a. ovule duct
b. pollens
c. hilum
d. sporangium duct
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ANSWER: hilum

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2)   The gametophyte generation in the life cycle of plants is

a. haploid
b. diploid
c. meiotic whorl
d. mitotic whorl
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ANSWER: haploid

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3)   The enlarged portion of the underground stem is

a. bulbs
b. suckers
c. tubers
d. vegetative leaves
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ANSWER: tubers

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4)   The outermost whorl of a flower is called

a. petal
b. sepal
c. calyx
d. corolla
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ANSWER: calyx

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5)   In Rhizomes, buds are produced at

a. nodes
b. roots
c. shoots
d. stems
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ANSWER: nodes

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6)   The examples of flowers that are pollinated by insects are

a. willow and corn
b. buttercup and rose
c. grasses
d. hazel and willow
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ANSWER: buttercup and rose

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7)   In honeycomb, the unfertilized eggs laid by queen become developed and turns into

a. diploid females
b. diploid males
c. haploid females
d. haploid males
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ANSWER: haploid males

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8)   In binary fission of unicellular eukaryotes, the parent organism nucleus is divided into two by

a. fragmentation
b. cloning
c. meiosis
d. mitosis
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ANSWER: mitosis

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9)   If the planarian divides into more than two pieces then this type of division is also called

a. fragmentation
b. binary fission
c. budding
d. spore formation
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ANSWER: fragmentation

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10)   The sporophytic generation is dominant in

a. all plants
b. most plants
c. few plants
d. only in trees
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ANSWER: most plants

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11)   After the fertilization of egg cells in fallopian tubes, the zygote is carried to the

a. uterus
b. urethra
c. seminal gland
d. ovular glands
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ANSWER: uterus

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12)   The generative nucleus undergoes mitosis to produce

a. spores
b. microspores
c. sperms
d. pollen sac
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ANSWER: sperms

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13)   An important step in spreading of flowering plants is the evolution of

a. leaf
b. seed
c. flower
d. stem
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ANSWER: seed

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14)   The kind of fertilization in which the eggs are fertilized outside the body is called

a. external fertilization
b. internal fertilization
c. diploid fertilization
d. haploid fertilization
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ANSWER: external fertilization

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15)   Short underground stems surrounded by thick, fleshy leaves that contained stored food are called

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

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16)   The plants whose seeds are germinated by following the Epigeal germination are

a. pea and beans
b. papaya and cotton
c. coconut
d. maize
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ANSWER: papaya and cotton

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17)   The short and swollen underground stems

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

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18)   In mosses and ferns, sperms are

a. non motile
b. motile
c. thick walled
d. thin walled
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ANSWER: motile

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19)   The process in which involves the development of the embryo into the seeding is called

a. seed self pollination
b. seed reproduction
c. seed germination
d. seed pollination
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ANSWER: seed germination

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20)   The example of seedless plants are

a. morning glory and rose
b. grasses and roses
c. mosses and ferns
d. sunflower and buttercup
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ANSWER: mosses and ferns

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