1.

Planaria’s most remarkable characteristics are its ability to

1. Hibernation
2. Survive without air
3. Generate bioluminescence
4. Regenerate
2. Fusion of unrelated gametes is called ________
1. Dichogamy
2. Fertilization
3. Autogamy
4. None of the above
3. Bryophyllum daigremontianum reproduces by 
1. Vegetative propagation
2. Budding
3. Fission
4. Fragmentation
4. When living tissue from a plant is extracted and placed in a medium,
it is called ______
1. Horticulture
2. Transplantation
3. Explant
4. None of the above
5. Budding, in hydra, is a form ________
1. Apoptosis
2. Sexual reproduction
3. Asexual reproduction
4. None of the above
6. ____________is not a method of vegetative propagation
1. Grafting
2. Cutting
3. Lytic cycle
4. Layering
7. ___________ refers to the process of asexual reproduction by
multiplication of genetically identical copies of individual plants 
1. Layering
2. Binary fission
3. Clonal Propagation
4. None of the above
8. __________ shows totipotency.
1. Xylem
2. Meristem
3. Cork
4. All of the above
 9. The property of an undifferentiated cell that has the potential to
develop into an entire plant is called 
1. Budding
2. Cloning
3. Subpotency
4. Totipotency
10.The development of root and shoot in tissue culture is determined by
______
1. Temperature
2. Nutrients
3. Auxin and cytokinin ratio
4. None of the above

1. The terms homothallic and monoecious are used to denote

(a) unisexual condition
(b) bisexual condition
(c) staminate flowers
(d) pistillate flowers.

2. The most significant feature of vegetative propagation is that

(a) it is a method of producing a large number of individuals genetically
identical to the parent.
(b) it is a method of producing a large number of individuals genetically
different from the parent.
(c) it ensures that the progeny individuals are resistant to diseases and pests.
(d) it is an age old practice.
3. In animals, juvenile phase is followed by,
(a) reproductive phase
(b) senescent phase
(c) old age
(d) vegetative phase.
4. External fertilisation occurs in majority of
(a) fungi
(b) liverworts
(c) algae
(d) mosses
5. Vegetative propagation in Pistia occurs by
(a) sucker
(b) offset
(c) runner
(d) rhizome
6. Sugarcane is propagated by
(a) stem cutting
(b) leaf buds
(c) root cutting
(d) seeds
7. A multicellular, filamentous alga exhibits a type of sexual life cycle in which
the meiotic division occurs after the formation of zygote. The adult filament of
this alga has [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) haploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
(b) diploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia
(c) diploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia
(d) haploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia

8. Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those

formed by Asexual reproduction because [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) sexual reproduction is a lengthy process
(b) gametes of parents have qualitatively different genetic composition
(c) genetic material comes from parents of two different species
(d) greater amount of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction.

9. There is no natural death in single celled organisms like Amoeba and bacteria
because [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) they cannot reproduce sexually
(b) they reproduce by binary fission
(c) parental body is distributed among the offspring
(d) they are microscopic

10. There are various types of reproduction. The type of reproduction adopted
by an organism depends on [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) the habitat and morphology of the organism
(b) morphology of the organism
(c) morphology and physiology of the organism
(d) the organism’s habitat, physiology, and genetic makeup
11. Appearance of vegetative propagules from the nodes of plants such as
sugarcane and ginger is mainly because [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) nodes are shorter than intemodes
(b) nodes have meristematic cells
(c) nodes are located near the soil
(d) nodes have non-photosynthetic cells
12. Identify the correct sequence of events.
(a) Gametogenesis → Syngamy Embryogenesis → Zygote
(b) Gametogenesis → Zygote → Syngamy → Embryogenesis
(c) Gametogenesis → Embryogenesis → Zygote → Syngamy
(d) Gametogenesis → Syngamy → Zygote

13. Development of unfertilised ovum into a new individual is called

Parthenogenesis

14. Earthworms and sponges are Bisexual/hermaphrodite animals.

15. Gametogenesis and gamete transfer are Pre-fertilisation events.
16. Oestrous cycle occurs in non-primate mammals like cows and dogs..
17. Zoospores are the motile microscopic structures produced by many algal
species
18. Vegetative reproduction in plants is a method of Asexual reproduction.
19.SYNGAMY results in the formation of zygote.
20. In oviparous animals like reptiles and birds, the fertilised egg is covered by
a Calcerous shell and laid in a safe place.
21. Zygote is the vital link that ensures continuity between one generation to the
next

22. The offspring of Oviparous animals are vulnerable to predators

23. Match the asexual reproductive structures in Column I with the organisms in
Column II.

Column I Column II
A. Conidia 1. Chiamydomonas

B. Gemmules 2. Hydra

C. Zoospores 3. Penicillium

D. Buds 4. Sponges

Match the following

Column I Column II

A. Fragmentation Agave

B. Binary fission 2. Spirogyra

C. Bulbils 3. Saccharomyces

D. Budding 4. Paramoecium