Online Test — How do Organisms Reproduce?
15 Questions • 15 min • Chapter MCQ
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Question 1 of 15
Reproduction is essential for the:
Survival of an individual
Continuation of the species
Digestion of food
Removal of waste
Explanation: Reproduction is not needed to keep an individual alive but to continue the species.
Question 2 of 15
Asexual reproduction involves how many parents?
One
Two
Three
Many
Explanation: Asexual reproduction needs a single parent and no gametes.
Question 3 of 15
Amoeba reproduces by:
Budding
Binary fission
Spore formation
Vegetative propagation
Explanation: Amoeba splits into two by binary fission.
Question 4 of 15
Hydra and yeast reproduce by:
Fission
Budding
Fragmentation
Pollination
Explanation: Hydra and yeast reproduce by budding.
Question 5 of 15
Bread mould (Rhizopus) reproduces asexually by:
Spore formation
Budding
Binary fission
Regeneration
Explanation: Rhizopus produces spores in sporangia for asexual reproduction.
Question 6 of 15
Growing a potato plant from the 'eyes' of a tuber is an example of:
Pollination
Vegetative propagation
Fertilisation
Fission
Explanation: New plants from a vegetative part (tuber) is vegetative propagation.
Question 7 of 15
Sexual reproduction is important because it produces:
Identical offspring
Variations among offspring
No offspring
Only one parent
Explanation: Mixing of gametes creates variation, useful for survival and evolution.
Question 8 of 15
The male reproductive part of a flower is the:
Pistil
Stamen
Sepal
Petal
Explanation: The stamen (anther + filament) is the male part, producing pollen.
Question 9 of 15
Pollen grains are produced in the ___ of a flower.
Ovary
Stigma
Anther
Sepal
Explanation: The anther of the stamen produces pollen grains.
Question 10 of 15
The transfer of pollen from anther to stigma is:
Fertilisation
Pollination
Germination
Budding
Explanation: Pollination is the transfer of pollen to the stigma.
Question 11 of 15
After fertilisation in a flower, the ovule develops into the:
Fruit
Seed
Petal
Stamen
Explanation: The ovule becomes the seed; the ovary becomes the fruit.
Question 12 of 15
The male gamete in humans is the:
Egg
Sperm
Zygote
Embryo
Explanation: The sperm is the male gamete, produced in the testes.
Question 13 of 15
In humans, fertilisation takes place in the:
Uterus
Ovary
Oviduct
Vagina
Explanation: Fertilisation occurs in the oviduct (fallopian tube).
Question 14 of 15
The embryo receives nourishment from the mother through the:
Placenta
Ovary
Testis
Anther
Explanation: The placenta supplies nutrients and oxygen to the developing embryo.
Question 15 of 15
Methods used to prevent unwanted pregnancy are called:
Contraception
Pollination
Regeneration
Menstruation
Explanation: Contraception methods help with family planning and can prevent some STIs.