SERIES TEST _JANUARY 2023

Marks: 20
Grade : X BIOLOGY
Time: 1 h

Section A (1 mark)

1. Pollen grains are produced by the

a) ovary b) ovule c) Anther d) Corolla

2. What marks the beginning of reproductive cycle of women?

a) Fertilization b) Gamete formation c) Menarche d) Menopause

3. Fruits are formed from

a) stigma b) Style c) Ovary d) Anther

4. Which among the following is not a sexually transmitted disease?

a) syphilis b) Gonorrhea c) Hepatitis d) AIDS

5. Fertilization by the human sperm takes place in

a) vagina b) Oviduct c) cervix d) None of these

6. Assertion: Plasmodium is reproduced by multiple fission.

Reason: Multiple fission is a type of asexual reproduction.

a) Both assertion and reason are correct, reason is the correct explanation for assertion

b) Both assertion and reason are correct, reason not correct explanation for assertion

c) Assertion is true but reason is false

d) Both Assertion and reason are false

 Section B (2 marks)

7. What are sexually transmitted diseases? Name four such diseases. Which one of them
damage immune system of our body?

8. Name the female reproductive part of a flower. Which part of a flower develops into a
seed and a fruit? Where are the male germ cell and female gamete present in the flower?

9. Name and explain three methods of contraception.

Section C (3 marks)

10. List any four modes of asexual reproduction. Explain any two of them.

Section D (5 marks)

11. Draw a diagram of human female reproductive system and label the parts

a) that produce egg

b) fusion of sperm and ovum takes place

c) where zygote is implanted

d) cervix