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Zoology : Reproduction in organisms

Zoology

1. In Vorticella, the total number of (3) Binary fission and conjugation

micronuclei formed at the end of pre- (4) Multiple fission only
zygotic nuclear division in female
gamont is 8. In Earthworms self fertilization does not
(1) 4 (2) 6 occur due to
(3) 8 (4) 5 (1) Hypogyny (2) Protogyny
(3) Protandry (4) Epigyny
2. Which one of the following glands is
absent in reproductive system of rabbit? 9. Binary fission is found in
(1) Cowper‘s gland (1) Amoeba (2) Paramecium
(2) Collateral gland (3) Plananria (4) All of these
(3) Perineal gland
(4) Prostate gland 10. Drones in a colony of honey bees
originate by
3. Haploid parthenogenesis among insects (1) Thelytoky
is shown by order (2) Arrhenotoky
(1) Hymenoptera (3) Cyclic parthenogenesis
(2) Homoptera (4) Diploid parthenogenesis
(3) Coleoptera
(4) All the above 11. Which of the following shows the sexual
dimorphism?
4. A person which shows the secondary (1) Hydra and Ascaris
sexual characters of both male and (2) Hydra and Oryctolagus
female is called (3) Ascaris and Plananria
(1) lntersex (4) Ascaris and Oryctolagus
(2) Hermaphrodite
(3) Bisexual
(4) Gynandromorph 12. Arrhenotoky is related to
(1) Parthenogenesis
5. Gemmule formation in sponges is helpful (2) Wax formation
in (3) Both (1) and (2)
(1) Parthenogenesis (4) None of these
(2) Sexual reproduction
(3) Only dissemination 13. Fertilization is internal in
(4) Asexual reproduction (1) Toads (2) Frogs
(3) Dog fish (4) Cat fish
6. Production of sexual reproduction
generally generates 14. Natural parthenogenesis occurs in
(1) Large biomass (1) Frog to form female
(2) Longer viability of seeds (2) Honeybee to produce drones
(3) Prolonged dormancy (3) Cockroach
(4) New genetic combination leading to (4) Vegetarian eggs
variation
15. Which type of reproduction is found in
7. Which is mode of reproduction in Hydra
Amoeba? (1) Polyembryony
(1) Binary fission only (2) Sexual and asexual
(2) Binary fission and multiple fission (3) Parthenogenesis
 (4) Encystment
16. Apomixis in plant means development of
a plant
(1) From root cuttings
(2) Without fusion of gametes
(3) From fusion of gametes
(4) From cuttings of stem
17. Genetically identical progeny is
produced when an individual
(1) Practices self-fertilization
(2) Produces identical gametes
(3) Practices reproduction
(4) Practices by breeding without
meiosis
18. A few statements describing certain
features of reproduction are given below
(i) Gametic fusion takes place
(ii) Transfer of genetic material takes
place
(iii) Reduction division takes place
(iv) Progeny have some resemblance
with parents
Select the options that are true for both
asexual and sexual reproduction from
the options given below
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (ii) and (iv)
(4) (i) and (iii)
19. The term ‘clone’ cannot be applied to
offspring formed by sexual reproduction
because
(1) Offspring do not possess exact
copies of parental DNA
(2) DNA of only one parent is copied and
passed on to the offspring
(3) Offspring are formed at different
times
(4) DNA of parent and offspring are
completely different
20. Asexual method of reproduction by
binary fission is common to which of the
following
(i) Some eukaryotes
(ii) All eukaryotes
(iii) Some prokaryotes
(iv) All prokaryotes
Choose the correct option from the
following
(1) (i) and (ii)
(2) (ii) and (iii)
(3) (i) and (iii)
(4) (iii) and (iv)
21. A few statements with regard to sexual
reproduction are given below
(i) Sexual reproduction does not always
require two individuals
(ii) Sexual reproduction generally
involves gametic fusion
(iii) Meiosis never occurs during sexual
reproduction
(iv) External fertilisation is a rule during
sexual reproduction
Choose the correct statements from the
options below
(1) (i) and (iv)
(2) (i) and (ii)
(3) (ii) and (iii)
(4) (i) and (iv)
22. Which of the following situations
correctly describe the similarity between
an angiosperm egg and a human egg?
(i) Eggs of both are formed only once in
a lifetime
(ii) Both the angiosperm egg and human
egg are stationary
(iii) Both the angiosperm egg and human
egg are mobile
(iv) Syngamy in both results in the
formation of zygote
Choose the correct answer from the
options given below
(1) (ii) and (iv)
(2) (iv) only
(3) (iii) and (iv)
(4) (i) and (iv)
23. Which of the following statements,
support the view that elaborate sexual
reproductive process appeared much
later in the organic evolution?
(i) Lower groups of organisms have
simpler body design
(ii) Asexual reproduction is common in
lower groups
(iii) Asexual reproduction is common in
higher groups of organisms
(iv) The high incidence of sexual
reproduction in angiosperms and
vertebrates
Choose the correct answer from the
options given below
(1) (i), (ii) and (iii)
(2) (i), (iii) and (iv)
(3) (i), (ii) and (iv)
 (4) (ii), (iii) and (iv)
24. Offspring formed by sexual reproduction
exhibit more variation than those formed
by Asexual reproduction because
(1) Sexual reproduction is a lengthy
process
(2) Gametes of parents have
qualitatively different
genetic composition
(3) Genetic material comes from parents
of two different species
(4) Greater amount of DNA is involved in
sexual reproduction
25. Choose the correct statement from
amongst the following
(1) Dioecious (hermaphrodite) organisms
are seen only in animals
(2) Dioecious organisms are seen only in
plants
(3) Dioecious organisms are seen in
both plants and animals
(4) Dioecious organisms are seen only in
vertebrates
26. There is no natural death in single celled
organisms like Amoeba and bacteria
because
(1) They cannot reproduce sexually
(2) They reproduce by binary fission
(3) Parental body is distributed among
the offspring
(4) They are microscopic
27. There are various types of reproduction.
The type of reproduction adopted by an
organism depends on
(1) The habitat and morphology of the
organism
(2) Morphology of the organism
(3) Morphology and physiology of the
organism
(4) The organism’s habitat, physiology
and genetic makeup
28. Why asexual reproduction is sometimes
disadvantageous
(1) It allows animals that do not move
around to produce offspring without
finding mates
(2) It allows an animal to produce many
offspring quickly
(3) It saves the time and energy of
gamete production
(4) It produces genetically uniform
populations
29. Identify gametes (A, B and C)
respectively in given diagram
(1) Homogametes, isogametes,
heterogametes
(2) Isogametes, homogametes,
heterogametes
(3) Heterogametes, isogametes,
homogametes
(4) Homo/ Isogametes, heterogametes,
heterogametes
30. In rabbit, ex-abdominal reproductive
organs are
(1) Testes, Penis, Epididymis
(2) Testes, Vas deferens, Testes sac
(3) Testes, Vas deferens, Ejaculatin
duct
(4) Testes sac, Seminal Vesicle,
Epididymis
31. The progressive development of an egg
cell or an asexual reproductive body into
an adult individual resembling its parent
is
(1) Ontogenic development
(2) Phylogenetic development
(3) Developmental biology
(4) Blastogenesis
32. The development of a human child in the
mother’s womb was described in a
monumental Indian book called
(1) Ramayana (2) Vedas
(3) Gita (4) Susruta Samhita
33. De Generatione Animalium was written
by
(1) Anaximander (2) Aristotle
(3) Hippocrates (4) Empedocles
34. Sometimes, larva develops gonads and
reproduces by normal sexual
reproduction. It is called
(1) Regeneration (2) Neoteny
(3) Autotomy (4) Paedogenesis
 40. During binary fission and multiple fission,
35. Consider the following statements with the cell division is
respect to reproduction in the lower living (1) Mitosis (2) Meiosis
organisms (3) Amitosis (4) Cytokinesis
A. Organisms like yeast and Planaria
reproduce asexually by means of 41. Assertion: Asexual reproduction is also
budding called blastogenesis.
B. True regeneration is observed in Reason: In asexual reproduction, there
Hydra is no formation and fusion of gametes.
C. The protonema of mosses multiply by
fragmentation 42. Assertion: Claspers of cartilage fishes
D. In the unicellular organisms like are analogous to penis of human male.
bacteria algae and Amoeba, Reason: Both act as copulatory organs
reproduction is synonymous with growth, and transfer the sperms into female.
i.e., increase in number of cells.
Of the above statements 43. Binary fission is a regular mode of
(1) A and B alone are correct multiplication in
(2) B and C alone are correct (1) Yeast (2) Bacteria
(3) A and D alone are correct (3) Marchantia (4) Mosses.
(4) B and D alone are correct
(5) C and D alone are correct 44. The term parthenogenesis was
introduced by
36. Match the following and choose the (1) Charles Bonnet
correct combination from the options (2) Karl von Baer
given (3) Spallanzani
Column I Column ll (4) None of the above.
(Organism) (Approximate life span)
A. Butterfly 1. 60 years 45. Endogenous budding occurs in
B. Crow 2. 140 years (1) Hydra
(2) Aurilian strobila
C. Parrot 3. 15 years
(3) Porifera
D. Crocodile 4. 1-2 weeks (4) Obelia

(1) A-1; B-2; C-3; D-4

(2) A-4; B-3; C-1; D-2 46. Crocodile lives for about
(3) A-2; B-3; C-4; D-1 (1) 10 years (2) 20 years
(4) A3; B-2; C-1; D-4 (3) 40 years (4) 60 years.
(5) A-4; B-3; C-2; D-1
47. Binary fission is longitudinal in
37. Multiple fission occurs in Amoeba under (1) Paramoecium (2) Vorticella
(1) Favourable conditions (3) Amoeba (4) Plasmodium.
(2) Unfavourable conditions
(3) Both (1) and (2) 48. Tapeworm shows
(4) None of the above (1) Strobilation
(2) Plasmotomy
38. Asexual reproductive body is called (3) Multiple fission
(1) Egg (2) Sperm (4) Binary fission.
(3) Ovum (4) Blastos
49. Dog is a
39. Paramecium reproduces by (1) Continuous breeder
(1) Asexual reproduction (2) Seasonal breeder
(2) Sexual reproduction (3) Monoestrus
(3) Both (1) and (2) (4) Polyoestrua
(4) None of the above
50. Fertilization is internal in
(1) Amphibians
 (2) Star Fishes
(3) Bony Fishes
(4) Sharks.
51. Whiptail lizards show
(1) Periodic parthenogenesis
(2) Paedogenic parthenogenesis
(3) Obligatory parthenogenesis
(4) Incomplete parthenogenesis.
52. Thelytoky occurs in
(1) Aphids
(2) Typhlina
(3) Honey Bee
(4) Wasp
53. Endogamy is reported in
(1) Fasciola
(2) Earthworm
(3) Marchantia
(4) Rabbit.
54. Apomixis in development of a new plant
(1) Without fusion of gamete
(2) From fusion product of gamete
(3) From stem cutting
(4) From root cuttings
55. Development of an organism from
female gamete/egg without involving
fertilization in
(1) Adventitive embryony
(2) Polyembryony
(3) Parthenocarpy
(4) Parthenogenesis.
56. Parthenogenesis is
(1) Development of embryo without
fertilization
(2) Development of fruit without
fertilization
(3) Development of fruit without
hormones
(4) Development of embryo from egg
without fertilization
57. Syngamy means
(1) Fusion of gametes
(2) Fusion of cytoplasms
(3) Fusion of two similar spores
(4) Fusion of two dissimilar spores.
58. Estrus cycle is indication of
(1) Breeding period
(2) Estrogen secretion
(3) Pregnancy
(4) Menopause.
59. Monoestrus animals have
(1) One ovulation each month
(2) One egg
(3) One breeding season in a year
(4) One menses each month
60. For ovulation in reflex ovulators
(1) Coitus is necessary
(2) Coitus is not necessary
(3) Plenty of food is not necessary
(4) Plenty of food is necessary.
61. Estrous cycle is characteristic of
(1) Human females
(2) Mammalian females
(3) Mammalian females other than
primates
(4) Mammals
62. Binary fission is a type of
(1) Vegetation propagation
(2) Asexual reproduction
(3) Sexual reproduction
(4) Nuclear fragmentation
63. In oogamy fertilisation involves
(1) A small non-motile female gamete
and large motile male gamete
(2) A large non-motile female gamete
and a small motile male gamete
(3) A large non-motile female gamete
and a small non-motile male gamete
(4) A large motile female gemete and a
small non-motile male gamete.
64. Maximum life span of a dog in years is
(1) 5 (2) 10
(3) 15 (4) 20
65. Menstrual cycle occurs in
(1) Female primates
(2) Human females
(3) Mammalian females
(4) Rabbit.
66. Parthenogenesis is connected with
(1) Sexual reproduction
(2) Asexual reproduction
(3) Regeneration
(4) Budding
67. Hydra reproduces by budding. This is an
example of
(1) Asexual reproduction
 (2) Sexual reproduction (4) Genitalia
(3) Regeneration
(4) Parthenocarpy 74. Consider the following statements with
respect to reproduction in the lower living
68. Natural parthenogenesis occurs in organisms
(1) Drosophila (2) Housefly (a) Organisms like yeast and Planaria
(3) Honey Bee (4) All the above. reproduce asexually by means of
budding
69. Animals which possess cleidoic eggs (b) True regeneration is observed in
exhibit Hydra
(1) External fertilization and internal (c) Protonema of mosses multiply by
development fragmentation
(2) Internal fertilization and internal (d) In unicellular organisms like bacteria,
development algae and Amoeba, reproduction is
(3) Internal fertilization and external synonymous with growth, i.e., increase
development in number of cells
(4) External fertilization and external (1) a and b correct
development (2) b and c correct
(3) a and d correct
70. In sexual reproduction of algae fusion (4) b and d correct
between one large, non-motile (static) (5) c and d correct.
female gamete and a smaller motile
male gamete is termed as 75. Match the following and choose the
(1) Isogamous correct combination
(2) Anisogamous Name Number in
(3) Oogamous Chromosome Meiocyte (2n)
(4) None of these. (a) Housefly (1) 20
(b) Fruitfly (2) 34
71. Regarding fertilization which among the (c) Apple (3) 8
following statements is incorrect (d) Maize (4) 12
(1) It restores diploid condition in the
zygote (1) a-1, b-2, c-3, d-4
(2) It activates egg both physiologically (2) a-2, b-3, c-4, d-1
and metabolically (3) a-3, b-4, c-2, d-1
(3) Paternal and maternal sets contribute (4) a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
to the diploid number without causing (5) a-4, b-3, c-2, d-1
any variation.
(4) It determines the sex of the offspring. 76. A polyoestrus animal is
(1) Man (2) Cat
72. Which among the following statements is (3) Rabbit (4) Horse.
correct to indicate the difference
between sperm and egg? 77. Life span of Parrot is
(1) Cytoplasm in sperm is more (1) 15 years (2) 50 years
abundant than in egg (3) 25 years (4) 140 years.
(2) Accessory membranes are absent in
sperm but present in egg 78. Planaria possesses high capacity of
(3) Nucleus is clear in sperm and very (1) Regeneration
compact in egg (2) Alternation of generations
(4) Mitochondria from a sheath in egg (3) Bioluminescence
and diffused in sperm. (4) Metamorphosis.

73. Which is connected to asexual 79. Regeneration was first discovered in

reproduction? Hydra by
(1) Gemmules (1) Linnaeus
(2) Gametes (2) Trembley
(3) Gonads
 (3) Thomas Addison (1) reptiles, birds, mammals
(4) Stanley (2) insects, annelids, echinoderms
(3) sponges, flatworm, protochordates
80. Sex first originated in (4) fishes, amphibians, coelenterates
(1) protistans
(2) simple algae 90. Which are hermaphrodite?
(3) angiosperms (1) Earthworm, Hydra and Leech
(4) both (1) and (2) (2) Cockroach, Ascaris and Hydra
(3) Earthworm, Ascaris and Leech
81. Blood is discharged from the uterus in (4) Ascaris, Cockroach and Hydra
(1) oestrous cycle
(2) menstrual cycle 91. Oestrous cycle is characteristic of
(3) cardiac cycle mammalian females other than primates,
(4) urea cycle and occurs in females of
(1) Monkeys (2) Cows
82. Which of the following animals, is/are (3) Apes (4) Humans
ovovivuparous
(1) Hen 92. Chromosome number in meiocyte of
(2) Platypus Drosophila (fruit fly) is
(3) (1) and (2) (1)2 (2) 4
(4) Rattle snake (3)6 (4)8

83. Parthenogenesis occurs in 93. Life span of crocodile and May fly is
(1) Axolotl respectively
(2) Miracidium and Matacercaria (1) 15 years, 1 week
(3) Cercaria (2) 30 years, 1 year
(4) Sporocyst and redia (3) 45 years, 1 month
(4) 60 years, 1 day
84. Paramecium reproduces by
(1) asexual reproduction 94. Life span of tortoise is
(2) sexual reproduction (1) 25-50 years
(3) both (1) and (2) (2) 50-75 years
(4) none of the above (3) 75 to 100 years
(4) 100-150 years
85. When male differs from female in
morphology, it is called 95. Chromosome number in meiocyte of
(1) heterogamy human beings is
(2) homogamy (1) 40 (2) 42
(3) sexual dimorphism (3) 44 (4) 46
(4) hermaphroditism
96. Chromosome number in gamete of onion
86. Paedogenesis is found in the larvae of is
(1) Taenia (2) Fasciola (1) 8 (2) 16
(3) Hana (4) Butterfly (3) 24 (4)32

87. Oblique binary fission is found in 97. The term used for the offspring that are
(1) Monocystis (2) Plasmodium exactly identical to one another as well
vivax as identical to their parents is
(3) Planaria (4) Ceratium (1) twins (2) replicates
(3) drones (4) clone
88. Which one has the capacity to reproduce
without fertilization of eggs? 98. The meiocyte is
(1) Spider (2) Crow (1) haploid (2) diploid
(3) Honey bee (4) Earthworm (3) triploid (4) none of the above

89. Internal fertilization is found in all

99. In Lacerta saxicola armaniaca (a lizard),
there are 106. In which of the following
(1) females only (2) males only organisms, self fertilization is seen ?
(3) bisexual only (4) both (1) and (2) (1) Fish (2) Roundworm
(3) Earthworm (4) Tapeworm
100. In which type of parthenogenesis,
only males are produced ? 107. Which of the following animals is
(1) Arrhenotoky having longitudinal binary fission?
(2) Thelytoky (1) Euglena (2) Plasmodium
(3) Amphitoky (3) Planaria (4) Paramecium
(4) Both (1) and (2) (5) Hydra

101. Gemmule formation occurs in 108. It can regenerate entire

(1) fresh water sponge alimentary canal
(2) some marine sponges (1) Amphibian (2) Fish
(3) Labeo rohita (3) Sea cucumber (4) Birds
(4) Both (1) and (2)
109. Match the items in column I with
102. Menstrual cycle occurs in column II and choose the correct Option
(1) old world monkeys Column l Column ll
(2) apes A. Binary fission 1. Algae
(3) humans B. Zoospore 2. Amoeba
(4) all of these C. Conidium 3. Hydra
D. Budding 4. Penicillium
103. Ramphotyph/ops braminus E. Gemmules 5. Sponge
produces females only by (1) A-1; B-4; C-5; D-3; E-2
pathenogenesis. It is a (2) A-2; B-1; C-4; D-3; E-5
(1) snake (2) bird (3) A-2; B-4; C-3; D-5; E-1
(3) frog (4) mammal (4) A-1; B-4; C-3; D-2; E-5
(5) A-4; B-1; C-3; D-5; E-2
104. Ramet is
(1) clone 110. Which one of the following
(2) callus animals possesses high regeneration
(3) cell aggregate capacity?
(4) individual member of a clone (1) Planaria (2) Taenia
(3) Salpa (4) Periplaneta
105. Maximum life span of Eagle is (5) Ascidian
(1) 90 years (2) 15 years
(3) 10 years (4) 5 years
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1. 1 11. 4 21. 2 31. 4 41. 2

2. 2 12. 1 22. 2 32. 4 42. 1
3. 1 13. 3 23. 3 33. 2 43. 2
4. 4 14. 2 24. 2 34. 2 44. 1

5. 4 15. 2 25. 3 35. 5 45. 3

6. 4 16. 2 26. 3 36. 5 46. 4
7. 2 17. 2 27. 4 37. 2 47. 2
8. 3 18. 3 28. 4 38. 4 48. 1

9. 4 19. 1 29. 4 39. 3 49. 2

10. 2 20. 3 30. 1 40. 1 50. 4

51. 3 66. 2 81. 2 96. 2

52. 2 67. 1 82. 4 97. 4

53. 1 68. 3 83. 4 98. 2

54. 1 69. 3 84. 3 99. 1

55. 4 70. 3 85. 3 100. 1

56. 4 71. 3 86. 2 101. 4

57. 1 72. 2 87. 4 102. 4

58. 1 73. 1 88. 3 103. 1

59. 3 74. 5 89. 1 104. 4

60. 1 75. 5 90. 1 105. 1
61. 3 76. 3 91. 2 106. 4
62. 2 77. 4 92. 4 107. 1

63. 2 78. 1 93. 4 108. 3

64. 4 79. 2 94. 4 109. 2

65. 1 80. 4 95. 4 110. 1

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