Class X Foundation Exam Question Paper Biology

1. Which of the following undergoes binary fission?

a) Amoeba b) Hydra c) Yeast d) Ring worm

2. Ginger is vegetatively propagated through:

A. Rhizome B. Bulbil C. Leaf buds D. Offset

3. How many daughter cells are produced when a bacterial cell reproduces asexually?

A.2 B.1 C.4 D.3

4. Which among the following does not reproduce by spore formation?

(a) Penicillium fungus (b) Yeast fungus (c) Mucor fungus (d) Rhizopus fungus

5. The rapid spreading of bread mould on slices of bread are due to:

(i) Presence of large number of spores in air

(ii) Presence of large number of thread-like branched hyphae

(iii) Presence of moisture and nutrients

(iv) Formation of round shaped sporangia

(a) (i) and (iii) (b) (ii) and (iv) (c) (i) and (ii) (d) (iii) and (iv)

6. The asexual reproduction in the Spirogyra involves:

(a) Breaking up of filaments into smaller bits

(b) Division of a cell into many cells

(c) Division of a cell into two cells

(d) Formation of a large number of buds

7. Reason for the greater similarities among the offsprings produced by asexual reproduction, is:

(i) Asexual reproduction involves only one parent

(ii) Asexual reproduction involves two parents

(iii) Asexual reproduction involves gametes

(iv) Asexual reproduction does not involve gametes

(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iii) (c) (ii) and (iv) (d) (i) and (iv)

8. The process of the division of cell into several cells during reproduction in Plasmodium is
termed as:
(a) Fragmentation (b) Budding (c) Multiple fission (d) Binary fission

9. The number of chromosomes in both parents and offsprings of a particular species remains
constant because:

(a) Chromosomes get doubled after zygote formation

(b) Chromosomes get doubled after gamete formation

(c) Chromosomes get halved during gamete formation

(d) Chromosomes get halved after gamete formation

10. An organism capable of reproducing by two asexual reproduction methods one similar to the
reproduction in yeast and the other similar to the reproduction in Planaria is:

(a) Spirogyra (b) Hydra (c) Bryophyllum (d) Paramecium