Types of reproduction in animals - class-VII
Types of reproduction in animals including oviparous, viviparous, and ovoviviparous strategies, along with egg characteristics
Questions
Vivipary means
- Fruits are not formed.
- Germination of seed on mother plant.
- Formation of fruits directly by embryo.
- Production of fruitless plant.
Assertion : Claspers of cartilage fishes are analogous to penis of human male.
Reason : Both act as copulatory organs and transfer the sperms into female.
- Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is a correct explanation of Assertion
- Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of Assertion
- Assertion is true but Reason is false
- Both Assertion and Reason are false
- Assertion is false but reason is true.
Which of the following animals give birth to young ones?
- Ornithorhynchus and Echidna
- Macropus and Pteropus
- Balaenoptera and Homo sapiens
- Both (b) and (c)
Marsupials are
- Viviparous
- Oviparous
- Ovo-viviparous
- Omni-vorous
Birds are oviparous.
- True
- False
Which of the following is an egg laying mammal?
- Panthera leo
- Elephas maximus
- Hemidactylus flaviviridis
- Ornithorhynchus anatinus
In mammals egg are microlecithal and isolecithal because these are
- Oviparous
- Viviparous
- Ovoviviparous
- None of the above
Ootheca of cockroach has .................. fertilized eggs.
- 6
- 8
- 16
- 24
Cleidoic egg is an adaptation for
- Aquatic life
- Marine life
- Terrestrial life
- Aerial life
Reptile and bird eggs are
- Macrolecithal
- Oligolecithal
- Mesolecithal
- Alecithal
Microlecithal eggs are found in
- Reptilia and Aves
- Amphibia, Aves and Reptilia
- Reptilia, Aves and Chiroptera
- Eutheria
Yolk is composed of
- Carbohydrate
- Protein
- Phospholipid
- All of the above
Yolk is synthesized in
- Liver
- Fat bodies
- Both A and B
- Sertoli cells
Yolk cytoplasm contains
- Ooplasm
- Protoplasm
- Deutoplasm
- Trophoplasm
Animals which give birth to young ones are called as
- Amphibious
- Oviparous
- Triploblastic
- Viviparous
Egg-producing animals such as birds are called as
- Unisexual
- Oviparous
- Viviparous
- Hermaphrodite
Which of the following animals are correctly categorised ?
| Oviparous | Viviparous |
|---|---|
| A. Human,cow | Snake, Pigeon |
| B. Hen, Snake | Human, Crocodile |
| C. Pigeon, Crocodile | Rat, Horse |
| D. Toad, Earthworm | Cockroach, Cat |
- A
- B
- C
- D
Egg laying animals are known as
- Viviparous
- Oviparous
- Sterile
- Hermaphrodite
The development of embryo inside an egg is called as
- Vivipary
- Carnivorous
- Omnivorous
- Ovipary
The animal that reproduces by laying eggs is
- Cat
- Dog
- Cow
- Fish
Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.
- True
- False
Give the correct correlation
Oviparous : _______ :: viviparous : ______
- Crow, cat
- Frog, lizard
- Dog, cow
- Crow, frog
Animal which lay eggs are called _____
- Vivparous
- Oviparous
- Both a and b
- None of above
Animal which give birth to the young ones are called _______.
- Oviparous
- Viviparous
- Ovi-viviparous
- None of these
Give example of viviparous animals.
- Human beings
- Frog
- Butterfly
- All of the above
The animals in which complete embryo develops in the mother's body through placenta are
- Oviparous
- Viviparous
- Ovo-viviparous
- Herbivorous
Foetus developing in the genital track without getting nourishment from the mother is a case of
- Vivipary
- Ovipary
- Ovo-vivipary
- None of the above
Hens and frogs both are
- Oviparous
- Viviparous
- Ovoviviparous
- None of these
Animals giving birth to young ones are
- Viviparpous
- Oviparous
- Triploblastic
- Coelomate
In markets, eggs of birds are available but never eggs of dogs, because
- Birds lays eggs but dogs do not
- Bird's eggs are large but dog's eggs is very small
- Bird's eggs are covered but dog's eggs are not
- None of these
The eggs of fish are covered by
- Jelly like membrane
- Hard shell
- Both A and B
- None of these
The eggs of frogs do not have shells for protection, yet they are safe in water. How?
- They are covered and embedded in a jelly like strip
- They are covered with bark
- They are covered with yolk
- Both A and B
Offsprings of oviparous animals are at greater risk of survival as compared to those of viviparous animals because
- Proper embryonic care and protection is absent
- Embryo does not develop completely
- Progenies are of smaller size
- Genetic variations do not occur
Select the option which shows viviparous animals only.
- Lizard, Turtle
- Platypus, Crocodile
- Cow, Crocodile
- Whale, Mouse
Statement $1$: Viviparous animals give better protection to their offspring.
Statement $2$: In viviparous animals, young ones, after attaining a certain state of growth, are delivered out of the body of the female organism.
- Both statements $1$ and $2$ are correct
- Statement $1$ is correct but statement $2$ is incorrect
- Statement $1$ is incorrect but statement $2$ is correct
- Both statements $1$ and $2$ are incorrect
In these animals, the female retain the eggs inside the body after fertilisation and allows the development of embryo inside the body without providing extra nourishment to the developing embryo as the placenta is absent. Such animals are called as
- Oviparous animals
- Viviparous animals
- Ovoviviparous animals
- None of the above
Which one of the following is oviparous?
- Platypus
- Flying fox (Bat)
- Elephant
- Whale
Those who give birth to young-ones are called viviparous. Some flabes lay eggs. Therefore,
- Some frogs do lay eggs
- Some frogs are fishes
- Some fishes do not lay eggs
- Some fishes are oviparous
Egg with peripheral cytoplasm around the yolk is
- Isolecithal
- Microlecithal
- Telolecithal
- Centrolecithal
Salamandra atra is
- Ovoviviparous
- Oviparous
- Sexually sterile
- Parthenogenetic
The process by way of which a larva or miniature adult comes out of the egg membranes is known as
- Hatching
- Emboly
- Epiboly
- Ingression
Organisms which give birth to young ones directly are
- Oviparous
- Ovoviparous
- Viviparous
- Both A and B
A hatching egg of chick is covered by plaster of paris. It is harmful for
- Mother
- Respiration
- Excretion
- None of the above