7th Grade > Biology
REPRODUCTION IN ORGANISMS MCQs
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B
Ovules is the part of flower that develops into seed after fertilization. Ovule is located inside the ovary and it consists of the female gamete. Eventually, the ovary develops into the fruit which contains the seeds.
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C
Plant reproduction can be accomplished by sexual or asexual ways. In sexual reproduction, offspring are formed by the fusion of gametes, which results in offspring, which are genetically different from the parents. In asexual reproduction, one parent is required to produce offspring and the offspring is identical to the parent. Vegetative reproduction is a mode of asexual reproduction.
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D
Fertilisation is the process in which fusion of female and male gametes occurs to form a zygote. Fruits and seeds develop only after fertilisation.
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Each example: 0.5 Mark
Drumsticks and maple are two examples of plants which have winged seeds dispersed by wind.
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Each point: 1 Mark
A spore is an asexual reproductive body developed by an organism. It has a thick protective coating that protects it.
Spores are formed when the conditions are not favourable for the organism to reproduce. When favourable conditions return, the spore germinates to give rise to new individual organism.
Spores arethe means of reproduction in many fungi like the bread mould and plants like moss and ferns.
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Naming: 1 Mark
Explanation: 2 Marks
Stamen is the male part of the flower while pistil is the female part of a flower.
Stamen consists of two parts - anther and filament. Anther produces pollen grains which contain the male gamete. Filament connects the anther to the flower.
A pistil consists of three parts - stigma, stile and ovary. Stigma receives the pollen grains while pollination. style connects the stigma to the ovary. Ovary contains ovule which houses the female gamete.
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Characteristics: 1 Mark
Example: 1 Mark
Seeds dispersed by wind have following characteristics
1. Small in size.
2. Light in weight.
3. Presence of wings. Eg., maple and drumstick.
4. Presence of hairy growths. Eg. grass and sunflower.
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Each point: 1 Mark
Seed dispersal occurs by the following agents:
1. Dispersal by wind - The seeds that are dispersed by wind are usually light in weight and have wing-like structures for efficient propagation. The stigma of these flowers have hair like structures. eg: maple.
2. Dispersal by water - This kind of dispersal occurs in aquatic plants and plants which grow near water bodies. eg: coconut seeds.
3. Dispersal by animals - Some seeds have spine-like structures on them. They get stuck on the fur of the animals and get spread to different places.
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Dispersal: 1 Mark
Example: 1 Mark
When the seeds of plants growing near water bodies, land up in water, they get transferred from one place to another along with the water currents. This is seed dispersal by water.
Seeds that are dispersed by water develop floating ability by forming spongy, fibrous coat.
Eg: Coconut
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Each point: 0.5 Mark
(i) Stigma
(ii) Style
(iii) Ovary
(iv) Ovules