Reproduction in Animals (Class - VIII)

Reproduction in Animals

15 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are not a part of the male reproductive system?

  1. Epididymis
  2. Seminal vesicles
  3. Testes
  4. Scrotal sacs
  5. Oesophagus
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following organisms do(es) not reproduce by the method in which a small part of the body of the parent organism grows out as a bud that then detaches and becomes a new organism?

  1. Hydra
  2. Sea-anemones
  3. Amoeba
  4. Sponges
  5. Corals
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following animals does not show metamorphosis?

  1. Housefly
  2. Mosquito
  3. Silk moth
  4. Frog
  5. Fish
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following parts occur(s) in the reproductive system of flowering plants as well as that of females?

  1. Anther
  2. Sperm ducts
  3. Ovary
  4. Style
  5. Stigma
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The offsprings formed as a result of sexual reproduction show more variations because genetic material comes from two parents of the same species.
b. Reproduction is essential for living organisms in order to continue the species forever.
c. Fertilisation is necessary in asexual reproduction.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a part of the female reproductive system?

  1. Ovary
  2. Uterus
  3. Oviduct
  4. Vagina
  5. Penis
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following animals does the embryo grow inside the eggs that the mother has laid?

  1. Hen
  2. Cat
  3. Dog
  4. Human beings
  5. Cow
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not a property of asexual reproduction?

  1. It is the simplest method of reproduction.
  2. No sex cells are involved.
  3. Only one parent is needed to produce a new organism.
  4. The young one produced is not an exact copy of its parents.
  5. In this, a part of the parent organism separates off and grows into a new organism.
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

________ carries genes and transmits the characteristics of parents to the offsprings.

  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Chromosome
  3. Cell membrane
  4. Mitochondria
  5. Large vacuole
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

___________ carries the sperms to an organ called penis.

  1. Oviduct
  2. Epididymis
  3. Urethra
  4. Uterus
  5. Scrotal sac
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is/are multicellular?

a. Embryo
b. Foetus
c. Zygote

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. The fusion of a sperm with an egg to form a zygote during sexual reproduction is called fertilisation.
b. The ovum has a head, a middle piece and a tail.
c. All multicellular animals start their life from a single cell called zygote.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

IVF technique is useful for those couples that

  1. can produce sperms but no eggs
  2. cannot produce eggs and sperms and cannot fertilise due to blocked oviducts
  3. cannot produce sperms but can produce eggs
  4. cannot produce eggs and sperms but can fertilise due to open oviducts
  5. can produce sperms and eggs but fertilisation cannot take place due to blocked oviducts.
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

 
a. Sperm 1. It is the female gamete in animals.
b. Zygote 2. It is the new cell that is formed by the fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete.
c. Egg 3. It is the male gamete in animals.
  1. a - 3, b - 2, c - 1
  2. a - 3, b - 1, c - 2
  3. a - 1, b - 3, c - 2
  4. a - 2, b - 3, c - 1
  5. a - 1, b - 2, c - 3
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following statements is/are false?

a. Larva is an immature form of an animal formed by the hatching of its eggs.
b. Those animals that lay eggs from which young ones are hatched later on are called oviparous animals.
c. Metamorphosis changes amphibian tadpole into an aquatic frog.

  1. Only a
  2. Only a and b
  3. Only b
  4. Only b and c
  5. Only c