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Reproduction in Plants and Animals — Practice Worksheet
Chapter: Reproduction in Plants and Animals
Topic: Reproduction in Plants and Animals
Maximum Marks: 25
Time: 30 minutes
Name: ____________________ Roll No.: __________ Date: ____________

General Instructions

  • All questions are compulsory.
  • Choose the correct option (A, B, C or D) for each question.
  • The answer key is at the end — try the paper first!
Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each) 25 × 1 = 25 marks
1.
The process of producing new individuals of one's own kind is called:
  • A.Respiration
  • B.Reproduction
  • C.Digestion
  • D.Excretion
2.
Asexual reproduction involves how many parents?
  • A.One
  • B.Two
  • C.Three
  • D.Four
3.
The fusion of a male sex cell and a female sex cell is called:
  • A.Pollination
  • B.Fertilisation
  • C.Germination
  • D.Budding
4.
Offspring produced by asexual reproduction are usually:
  • A.Identical to the parent
  • B.Different from the parent
  • C.Always larger
  • D.Always smaller
5.
Reproduction is important mainly because it:
  • A.Provides food
  • B.Continues the species
  • C.Removes waste
  • D.Produces energy
6.
Growing a new plant from a root, stem, or leaf of the parent is called:
  • A.Pollination
  • B.Vegetative propagation
  • C.Fertilisation
  • D.Germination
7.
Yeast reproduces asexually by:
  • A.Spore formation
  • B.Budding
  • C.Fragmentation
  • D.Cuttings
8.
Bread mould and ferns reproduce by forming many tiny:
  • A.Buds
  • B.Spores
  • C.Cuttings
  • D.Seeds
9.
The green alga Spirogyra reproduces by breaking into pieces, a method called:
  • A.Budding
  • B.Fragmentation
  • C.Vegetative propagation
  • D.Pollination
10.
A new plant grown from a potato develops from the potato's:
  • A.Seed
  • B.Bud (eye)
  • C.Flower
  • D.Fruit
11.
The male reproductive part of a flower is the:
  • A.Pistil
  • B.Stamen
  • C.Sepal
  • D.Petal
12.
Pollen grains are produced in the part of the stamen called the:
  • A.Stigma
  • B.Anther
  • C.Ovary
  • D.Style
13.
The transfer of pollen from the anther to the stigma is called:
  • A.Fertilisation
  • B.Pollination
  • C.Germination
  • D.Budding
14.
After fertilisation, the ovule develops into a:
  • A.Fruit
  • B.Flower
  • C.Seed
  • D.Petal
15.
The part of the flower that develops into a fruit after fertilisation is the:
  • A.Ovary
  • B.Stigma
  • C.Petal
  • D.Sepal
16.
A seed contains a store of food and a:
  • A.Flower
  • B.Baby plant (embryo)
  • C.Fruit
  • D.Root hair
17.
The spreading of seeds away from the parent plant is called:
  • A.Pollination
  • B.Seed dispersal
  • C.Fertilisation
  • D.Germination
18.
The coconut is a seed that is dispersed mainly by:
  • A.Wind
  • B.Water
  • C.Animals
  • D.Explosion
19.
Seeds with hooks that stick to an animal's fur are dispersed by:
  • A.Wind
  • B.Water
  • C.Animals
  • D.Explosion
20.
Seed dispersal is necessary mainly to prevent:
  • A.Photosynthesis
  • B.Overcrowding of plants
  • C.Pollination
  • D.Germination
21.
The male sex cell in animals is the:
  • A.Egg
  • B.Sperm
  • C.Ovule
  • D.Zygote
22.
The cell formed by the fusion of a sperm and an egg is the:
  • A.Bud
  • B.Spore
  • C.Zygote
  • D.Ovule
23.
Animals that lay eggs from which young hatch are called:
  • A.Viviparous
  • B.Oviparous
  • C.Mammals
  • D.Asexual
24.
Animals that give birth to live young are called:
  • A.Oviparous
  • B.Viviparous
  • C.Spore-forming
  • D.Budding
25.
Amoeba reproduces asexually by dividing into two, a method called:
  • A.Budding
  • B.Binary fission
  • C.Fragmentation
  • D.Pollination

Answer Key

Section A — Multiple Choice (1 mark each)
  1. (B) Reproduction
  2. (A) One
  3. (B) Fertilisation
  4. (A) Identical to the parent
  5. (B) Continues the species
  6. (B) Vegetative propagation
  7. (B) Budding
  8. (B) Spores
  9. (B) Fragmentation
  10. (B) Bud (eye)
  11. (B) Stamen
  12. (B) Anther
  13. (B) Pollination
  14. (C) Seed
  15. (A) Ovary
  16. (B) Baby plant (embryo)
  17. (B) Seed dispersal
  18. (B) Water
  19. (C) Animals
  20. (B) Overcrowding of plants
  21. (B) Sperm
  22. (C) Zygote
  23. (B) Oviparous
  24. (B) Viviparous
  25. (B) Binary fission
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