Chapter 8: How Do Organisms Reproduce?

Worksheet No. 1

SUB TOPIC: ASEXUAL REPRODUCTION

1. What methods will you use for growing jasmine and rose plant?
2. Name the part of Bryophyllum where buds are produced for vegetative propagation.
3. Which parts of plants can grow vegetatively?
4. Can you consider cell division a type of reproduction in unicellular organism? Give one reason.
5. What happens when a mature spirogyra filament attains a considerable length?
6. Name any two simple organisms having the ability to regeneration.
7. How does the plasmodium reproduce? Is this method sexual or asexual?
8. What is clone? Why do the offsprings formed by asexual reproduction exhibit remarkable similarity?
9. Why does bread mould grow profusely on a moist slice of bread rather than on dry slice of bread?
10. Give two reasons for the appearance of variations among the progeny formed from asexual
reproduction.
11. Write one main point of difference between asexual and sexual mode of reproduction. Which species is
likely to have comparatively better chances of survival-the one reproducing asexually or the one
reproducing sexually? Justify the answer.
12. Reproduction is one of the most important characteristics of living beings. Give three in support of the
statement.
13. Illustrate the following with the help of a suitable diagrams:
(a) Spore formation of Rhizopus
(b)Multiple fission of plasmodium
(c)Budding in Hydra
14. Why are budding, fragmentation and regeneration all considered as asexual types of reproduction?
15. Explain any three advantages of vegetative reproduction.
16. Colonies of yeast fail to multiply in water, but multiply in sugar solution. Give one reason for this.
17. Fallen leaves of Bryophyllum on the ground produce new plants whereas the leaves of rose do not?
Explain this difference between the two plants.
18. Sneha took three slices and kept them in the following conditions:
19. (i) Slice 1 in a dry and dark place
(ii) Slice 2 in amoist and dark place
(iii)Slice 3 in moist and in refrigerator.
What would you observe in each of the above conditions? Give reasons for your answer.
20. Differentiate between the following:
(i) Binary and multiple fission
(ii) Bud of hydra and Bud of Bryophyllum
(iii)Vegetative propagation and spore formation
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Worksheet No. 2

SUB TOPIC: SEXUAL REPRODUCTION, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH & STD

1. What is the function of pollen grain in flowers?

2. Why is fertilization not possible without cross pollination?
3. In a tobacco plant, the male gametes have twenty four chromosomes. What is the number of
chromosomes in the female gamete? What is the number of chromosomes in the Zygote?
4. List two functions performed by the testis in human beings.
5. What is Gestation period?
6. What are those organisms which bear both sex organs in the same individual? Give on example of
such organism?
7. Where do the following functions occur? (i) Production of egg (ii) Fertilization (iii) Implantation
of Zygote
8. Give reasons for the statement-since the ovary releases on egg every month, the uterus also
prepares itself every month by making its lining thick and spongy.
9. How self-pollination differs from cross pollination?
10. What is double fertilization in plants?
11. Mention the role of the following organs of human male reproductive system:
(i) Scrotum (ii) Vas deferens (iii) Prostrate glands
12. Explain how, offspring and parents of organisms reproducing sexually have the same number of
chromosomes.
13. Name the two type of mammalian gametes. How are these different from each other? Name the
type of reproduction they are involved in. Write the advantage of this type of reproduction.
14. What are sexually transmitted diseases? List two examples of each disease caused due to (i)
bacterial infection (ii) viral infection. Which device or devices may be used to prevent the spread
of such diseases?
15. Explain why fertilization is possible if copulation takes place during the middle of menstrual cycle.
16. Write the full forms of:
(i)IUCD (ii)AIDS (iii)HIV (iv)OC
17. What is placenta? Mention its role in pregnancy.
18. State briefly the changes that takes place in a fertilized egg till birth of the child in the human
female reproductive system. What happens to the egg when it is not fertilized?
19. What is the basic differences between male and female germ cell?
20. List any two contraceptive methods practiced only by women.
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Worksheet No. 3

1. What is the importance of DNA copying in reproduction?

2. Why is variation beneficial to the species but not necessarily for the individual?
3. How does binary fission differ from multiple fission?
4. How will an organism be benefited if it reproduces through spores?
5. Can you think of reasons why more complex organisms cannot give rise to new individuals through
regeneration?
6. Why is vegetative propagation practised for growing some types of plants?
7. Why is DNA copying an essential part of the process of reproduction?
8. How is the process of pollination different from fertilization?
9. What is the role of the seminal vesicles and the prostate gland?
10. What are the changes seen in girls at the time of puberty?
11. How does the embryo get nourishment inside the mother’s body?
12. If a woman is using a copper−T, will it help in protecting her from sexually transmitted diseases?
13. What are the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction?
14. What are the functions performed by the testis in human beings?
15. Why does menstruation occur?
16. Draw a labelled diagram of the longitudinal section of a flower.
17. What are the different methods of contraception?
18. What could be the reasons for adopting contraceptive methods?
19. How does reproduction help in providing stability to populations of species?
20. How are the modes for reproduction different in unicellular and multicellular organisms?
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Worksheet No. 4

1. In the list of organisms given below, those that reproduce by the asexual method are
(i) banana
(ii) dog
(iii) yeast
(iv) Amoeba
(a) (ii) and (iv)
(b) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(c) (i) and (iv)
(d) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
2. Which of the following is the correct sequence of events of sexual reproduction in a flower?
(a) pollination, fertilisation, seedling, embryo
(b) seedling, embryo, fertilisation, pollination
(c) pollination, fertilisation, embryo, seedling
(d) embryo, seedling, pollination, fertilization
3. Offspring formed by asexual method of reproduction have greater similarity among themselves because
(i) asexual reproduction involves only one parent
(ii) asexual reproduction does not involve gametes
(iii) asexual reproduction occurs before sexual reproduction
(iv) asexual reproduction occurs after sexual reproduction
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iv)
(d) (iii) and (iv)
4. Characters that are transmitted from parents to offspring during reproduction show
(a) only similarities with parents
(b) only variations with parents
(c) both similarities and variations with parents
(d) neither similarities nor variations
5. In Rhizopus, tubular thread-like structures bearing sporangia at their tips are called
(a) filaments
(b) hyphae
(c) rhizoids
(d) roots
6. In Figure given below, identify the parts A, B and C.
7. Assertion/Reason type
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion. (c)
Assertion is true but the Reason is false. (d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
(a) Assertion: In male reproductive system, transport of sperm takes place in a fluid which also provide
nutrition. Reason: Protective glands and seminal vesicles secrete in the vas deferens.
(b) Assertion: Plants raised by vegetative propagation can bear flower and seed earlier than those produced
from seeds. Reason: Plants which lost capacity to bear viable seeds, can propagate through vegetable
propagation.
8. (a) Sterilization in males is called____________.
(b) A tiny animal having tentacles which reproduces by growing buds on the side of its body is._______
9. (a) The importance of variations in organisms is that it helps the species of various organisms to survive in
adverse environment. [True/False]
(b) An important feature of barrier method is that it protects a person from STDs. [True/False]
10. (a) Name the technique which is used to grow healthy plant from a diseased plant?
(b) What type of plant can be by this technique?.
11. Can you consider cell division as a type of reproduction in unicellular organism? Give one reason.
12. What is a clone? Why do offsprings formed by asexual reproduction exhibit remarkable similarity?
13. Why does bread mould grow profusely on a moist slice of bread rather than on a dry slice of bread?
14. The diagram show a section through the female reproductive system.

During pregnancy, where does mitosis occur in the cells of the embryo. X Y Z

15. DIRECTION: Each question contains statements given in two columns which have to be matched.
Statements (A, B, C, D ) in column-I have to be matched with statements (p, q, r, s) in column II.
16. Would a Planaria cut vertically into two halves regenerate into two individuals? Complete Figure D and E by
indicating the regenerated regions.

17. Name one sexually transmitted disease each caused due to bacterial infection and viral infection. How can these
be prevented? 18. Illustrate the following with the help of suitable diagrams:
(a) Budding in Hydra.
(b) Pollen germination on stigma.
(c) Leaf of Bryophyllum with buds.
19. What does HIV stand for? Is AIDS an infectious disease? List any four modes of spreading AIDS.
20. (i) Name the most suitable contraceptives used to control the birth:
(a) It is wore on the penis and prevent the sperm reaching the egg.
(b) It changes the hormonal balance of the body so that eggs are not released and fertilization cannot occur.
(c) It is placed in the uterus to prevent pregnancy.
(ii) Why sex determination is prohibited by law?