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The process of fertilization in human beings is

  1. Fusion of the male and the female gamete

  2. Seperation of male and the female gamete

  3. Both A and B

  4. Foetus formation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fertilization in humans is the fusion of female gamete and a male gamete in the ampulla of the oviduct. The result is the production of a zygote or fertilized egg.
Thus, the correct answer is option A.

The life span of an unfertilized egg is

  1. Two days

  2. One hour

  3. One day

  4. One week


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Every month, the egg is released from the ovary and moves into the fallopian tube for fertilization and if the egg is not fertilized during that time, it disintegrates. The life span of that unfertilized egg is 24 hours or one day after it has left the ovary. So, the correct answer is option C.

Mature mammalian follicle is known as

  1. Graffian follicle

  2. Ovarian follicle

  3. Corpus luteum

  4. Corpus albicans


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The female mammals are characterized by cyclic changes in reproductive tract and ovaries, regulated by some hormones like FSH and LH. Every month, one ovarian follicle matures, ruptures and releases its ovum into the peritoneal cavity and this ovarian follicle is called as Graffian follicle. Therefore, the term Graffian follicle is used for a mature follicle in the mammalian ovary.

So, the correct answer is option A.

The region of female reproductive tract where fertilization occurs is

  1. Vagina

  2. Uterus

  3. Cervix

  4. Fallopian tube


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The egg released from the mature Graafian follicle enters the fallopian tube through the ostium. The egg waits in the ampulla region of the fallopian tube for the sperm. The process of fertilisation is te fusion of the male and the female gametes which take place in the fallopian tube.

Thus, the correct answer is option D. 

Fertilisation means

  1. The shedding of gametes from a reproductive organ

  2. Adhesion of male and female reproduction organs

  3. Fusion of nuclei of male and female gametes

  4. Transfer of male gamete to female gamete


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Fusion of male and female gamete is a key step in reproduction. This is known as fertilization.
  • Fertilization results in zygote which later develops into embryo.
So, the correct option is 'Fusion of nuclei of male and female gametes'.

Fertilization means

  1. Fusion of male and female nuclei

  2. Fusion of two female nuclei

  3. Interaction of male and female reproductive organs

  4. Fusion of two male nuclei


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Fertilization is the process in which haploid male and haploid female gamete fuse together to form a diploid zygote. This process is also known as syngamy. In this process, the nucleus of the male gamete fuses with the nucleus of the female gamete to promote the fusion of their genetic material. So, the correct option is A.

Which of the following processes forms chemical potential energy from electromagnetic energy?

  1. Respiration

  2. Photosynthesis

  3. Decomposition

  4. Nitrogen fixation

  5. Fermentation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Electromagnetic energy is the same as radiation or light energy. This type of kinetic energy can take the form of visible light waves, like the light from a candle or a light bulb, or invisible waves, like radio waves, microwaves, x-rays and gamma rays. Further, irrespective of where radiation is coming from, it can travel in a vacuum. The electromagnetic energy in plants can be converted to stored chemical energy during photosynthesis. 

Which of the following is responsible for the red, orange and yellow colour of leaves?

  1. Carotenoids

  2. ATP

  3. Leaf decay

  4. Chlorophyll

  5. Over abundance of water


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Option 'A' is correct.

Carotenoids are responsible for the red, orange and yellow color of leaves. Carotenoids are present with chlorophyll, but in summer the leaves are green because of high levels of chlorophyll. Summer masks the color of carotenoids, During autumn, the color of carotenoids becomes more noticeable because of the degradation of chlorophyll. As the autumn progresses, carotenoids also degrade along with chlorophyll but at a much slower rate. Hence the yellow, orange, red colors become visible.   

The factory for synthesis of sugars in autotrophic eukaryotes is

  1. Chloroplast

  2. Mitochondrion

  3. Endoplasmic reticulum

  4. Ribosome


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Chloroplasts are the cell organelles where photosynthesis occurs. The light reactions occur in thylakoid membranes and dark reactions occur in stroma of chloroplasts. These reactions result in synthesis of sugars (glucose) in chloroplasts.

The light is trapped by photosynthetic pigments presents in the 

  1. Stroma

  2. Grana

  3. Quantosomes

  4. Periplastidial space


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The chloroplast is the cell organelles present in plant cells that are responsible for initiating the process of photosynthesis. Chloroplasts are double-membrane bound structures. The stroma of chloroplast is the jelly-fluid like structure in which another membrane system is presently called the thylakoids. These thylakoids are stacked upon each other to form the structure called grana. The grana are connected with each other by an extension of thylakoids called stroma lamellae. Thylakoid of grana has the photosynthetic pigments embedded in it that perform the trapping of sunlight and begin the light reaction of the photosynthesis.

A. Stroma is the region where the dark reaction of the photosynthesis occurs.
B. Grana is the region where the light reaction occurs through the trap of light by the photosynthetic pigment.
C. Quantasomes are the photosynthetic units made of pigments and are present in the grana.
D. Periplastidial space is the region between the inner membrane and the outer membrane of the plastids.
Hence, the correct answer is 'Grana'