Class 8/Question Bank
Created by Titas Mallick
Biology Teacher • M.Sc. Botany • B.Ed. • CTET (CBSE) • CISCE Examiner
Created by Titas Mallick
Biology Teacher • M.Sc. Botany • B.Ed. • CTET (CBSE) • CISCE Examiner
Questions on Reproduction in Plant and Animals
Subject: Biology
Topic: Reproduction in Plants and Animals
Total Questions: 300
Maximum Marks: 500
Instructions: Choose the correct option for each question.
Binary fission is a method of:
a) Sexual reproduction
b) Asexual reproduction
c) Both sexual and asexual reproduction
d) Neither sexual nor asexual reproduction
Which organism reproduces by binary fission?
a) Yeast
b) Bacteria
c) Spirogyra
d) Fungi
Budding is observed in:
a) Bacteria
b) Yeast
c) Potato
d) Orchids
Fragmentation as a method of reproduction is seen in:
a) Spirogyra
b) Yeast
c) Bacteria
d) Fungi
Spores are produced by:
a) Bacteria
b) Yeast
c) Fungi
d) Potato
Vegetative propagation occurs in:
a) Bacteria
b) Fungi
c) Potato
d) Yeast
Tissue culture is used for artificial propagation of:
a) Bacteria
b) Orchids
c) Yeast
d) Fungi
The outermost whorl of a flower is called:
a) Corolla
b) Calyx
c) Androecium
d) Gynoecium
Petals collectively form the:
a) Calyx
b) Corolla
c) Androecium
d) Gynoecium
The male reproductive organ of a flower is:
a) Calyx
b) Corolla
c) Androecium
d) Gynoecium
Carpels are part of:
a) Calyx
b) Corolla
c) Androecium
d) Gynoecium
Transfer of pollen within the same flower is called:
a) Cross-pollination
b) Self-pollination
c) Artificial pollination
d) Natural pollination
Cross-pollination occurs between:
a) Same flower
b) Different flowers of same plant
c) Different plants of same species
d) Different species
Flowers pollinated by insects are usually:
a) Small and inconspicuous
b) Large and brightly colored
c) Without scent
d) Small with no color
Wind-pollinated flowers are typically:
a) Large and colorful
b) Sweet-scented
c) Small and inconspicuous
d) Brightly colored
Water-pollinated flowers are usually:
a) Large and colorful
b) Small and inconspicuous
c) Sweet-scented
d) Brightly colored
During fertilization, the male gamete fuses with:
a) Pollen grain
b) Female gamete
c) Stigma
d) Anther
The result of fertilization is:
a) Pollen grain
b) Ovule
c) Zygote
d) Sperm
Artificial pollination is done by:
a) Insects
b) Wind
c) Water
d) Hand
Testes produce:
a) Eggs and estrogen
b) Sperm and testosterone
c) Only sperm
d) Only testosterone
The scrotum is:
a) A tube carrying sperm
b) A sac holding testes
c) The male organ of copulation
d) A storage site for sperm
Sperm is stored in:
a) Testes
b) Scrotum
c) Epididymis
d) Vas deferens
Vas deferens carries sperm from:
a) Testes to epididymis
b) Epididymis to urethra
c) Urethra to penis
d) Scrotum to testes
The urethra carries:
a) Only urine
b) Only sperm
c) Both urine and sperm
d) Neither urine nor sperm
The male organ of copulation is:
a) Testes
b) Scrotum
c) Penis
d) Urethra
Ovaries produce:
a) Sperm and testosterone
b) Eggs and estrogen
c) Only eggs
d) Only estrogen
Fallopian tubes carry:
a) Sperm from testes
b) Eggs from ovaries to uterus
c) Urine from bladder
d) Blood to ovaries
The uterus is where:
a) Eggs are produced
b) Fertilization occurs
c) Fertilized egg implants and develops
d) Sperm is stored
The cervix is:
a) Upper part of uterus
b) Lower part of uterus
c) Part of ovary
d) Part of fallopian tube
The vagina connects:
a) Ovaries to fallopian tubes
b) Fallopian tubes to uterus
c) Cervix to outside of body
d) Uterus to ovaries
Which is NOT a method of asexual reproduction?
a) Binary fission
b) Budding
c) Pollination
d) Fragmentation
Sepals are part of:
a) Calyx
b) Corolla
c) Androecium
d) Gynoecium
Stamens are part of:
a) Calyx
b) Corolla
c) Androecium
d) Gynoecium
The process where pollen tube grows down to ovule occurs during:
a) Pollination
b) Fertilization
c) Germination
d) Reproduction
Tissue culture is a method of:
a) Sexual reproduction
b) Natural reproduction
c) Artificial propagation
d) Cross-pollination
Vegetative propagation uses:
a) Seeds
b) Flowers
c) Roots, stems, or leaves
d) Pollen
Self-pollination can occur in:
a) Same flower only
b) Different flowers of same plant only
c) Both same flower and different flowers of same plant
d) Different plants only
The female gamete in plants is found in:
a) Anther
b) Stigma
c) Ovule
d) Pollen
The male gamete in plants is found in:
a) Ovule
b) Stigma
c) Pollen grain
d) Carpel
Testosterone is produced by:
a) Ovaries
b) Testes
c) Uterus
d) Fallopian tubes
Estrogen is produced by:
a) Testes
b) Ovaries
c) Uterus
d) Cervix
Binary fission results in:
a) One daughter cell
b) Two daughter cells
c) Three daughter cells
d) Four daughter cells
In budding, new individual develops from:
a) Seeds
b) Spores
c) Generative anatomical point
d) Fragments
Spores are:
a) Large, multicellular reproductive bodies
b) Small, single-celled reproductive bodies
c) Only found in animals
d) Only found in humans
The pollen grain lands on:
a) Anther
b) Stigma
c) Ovule
d) Carpel
Cross-pollination promotes:
a) Genetic uniformity
b) Genetic diversity
c) Asexual reproduction
d) Vegetative propagation
Insect-pollinated flowers have:
a) No scent
b) Sweet scent
c) Foul scent
d) Bitter scent
Wind-pollinated flowers typically have:
a) Large petals
b) Bright colors
c) No scent
d) Sweet nectar
The epididymis is:
a) Straight and short
b) Long and coiled
c) Circular and flat
d) Small and round
Fertilization in plants results in:
a) Pollen formation
b) Seed formation
c) Zygote formation
d) Flower formation
Artificial propagation is commonly used for:
a) Bacteria
b) Orchids
c) Fungi
d) Yeast
The most primitive method of asexual reproduction is:
a) Budding
b) Binary fission
c) Fragmentation
d) Spore formation
Vegetative propagation is advantageous because:
a) It's slow
b) It maintains parent characteristics
c) It requires pollination
d) It needs fertilization
The whorl inside the calyx is:
a) Androecium
b) Gynoecium
c) Corolla
d) Stamen
Self-pollination leads to:
a) Genetic diversity
b) Genetic uniformity
c) Cross-breeding
d) Hybrid formation
Water pollination is also called:
a) Anemophily
b) Entomophily
c) Hydrophily
d) Ornithophily
Wind pollination is also called:
a) Hydrophily
b) Entomophily
c) Anemophily
d) Ornithophily
Insect pollination is also called:
a) Anemophily
b) Entomophily
c) Hydrophily
d) Ornithophily
The scrotum maintains:
a) High temperature for sperm
b) Low temperature for sperm
c) Neutral temperature
d) Variable temperature
Sperm travels through vas deferens to:
a) Epididymis
b) Testes
c) Urethra
d) Scrotum
The uterus is also called:
a) Ovary
b) Womb
c) Cervix
d) Vagina
Fallopian tubes are also called:
a) Oviducts
b) Ovaries
c) Uterine tubes
d) Both a and c
Fertilization in humans occurs in:
a) Uterus
b) Ovary
c) Fallopian tube
d) Vagina
Implantation occurs in:
a) Ovary
b) Fallopian tube
c) Uterus
d) Cervix
Fragmentation is followed by:
a) Death of fragments
b) Regeneration
c) Pollination
d) Fertilization
Tissue culture requires:
a) Whole plant
b) Large plant parts
c) Small piece of tissue
d) Seeds only
The advantage of artificial pollination is:
a) Natural process
b) Controlled breeding
c) Random mating
d) Slow process
Stamens consist of:
a) Anther only
b) Filament only
c) Anther and filament
d) Stigma and style
Carpels consist of:
a) Stigma only
b) Style and ovary only
c) Stigma, style, and ovary
d) Anther and filament
Spore formation is common in:
a) Animals
b) Fungi and bacteria
c) Humans only
d) Plants only
Binary fission is fastest in:
a) Favorable conditions
b) Unfavorable conditions
c) Extreme conditions
d) All conditions are same
Budding in yeast produces:
a) Identical offspring
b) Different offspring
c) No offspring
d) Dead cells
Vegetative propagation occurs through:
a) Flowers only
b) Seeds only
c) Vegetative parts
d) Pollen only
Cross-pollination requires:
a) One plant
b) Two plants of same species
c) Two plants of different species
d) No plants
Pollination is followed by:
a) Germination
b) Fertilization
c) Fragmentation
d) Budding
Male reproductive system includes:
a) Ovaries
b) Testes
c) Uterus
d) Fallopian tubes
Female reproductive system includes:
a) Testes
b) Scrotum
c) Ovaries
d) Penis
Sperm production occurs in:
a) Epididymis
b) Vas deferens
c) Testes
d) Urethra
Egg production occurs in:
a) Uterus
b) Fallopian tubes
c) Ovaries
d) Cervix
The cervix connects:
a) Ovaries to fallopian tubes
b) Fallopian tubes to uterus
c) Uterus to vagina
d) Vagina to outside
Asexual reproduction produces:
a) Genetically different offspring
b) Genetically identical offspring
c) No offspring
d) Weak offspring
Sexual reproduction produces:
a) Genetically identical offspring
b) Genetically different offspring
c) No offspring
d) Weak offspring
Pollination by hand is:
a) Natural pollination
b) Artificial pollination
c) Self-pollination
d) Cross-pollination
Flowers pollinated by water are:
a) Large and colorful
b) Small and inconspicuous
c) Sweet-scented
d) Brightly colored
The zygote develops into:
a) Pollen
b) Ovule
c) Embryo
d) Flower
Tissue culture is done in:
a) Natural environment
b) Laboratory
c) Garden
d) Forest
Vegetative propagation in potato occurs through:
a) Seeds
b) Flowers
c) Tubers
d) Leaves
The function of scrotum is to:
a) Store sperm
b) Produce sperm
c) Hold testes
d) Transport sperm
The function of epididymis is to:
a) Produce sperm
b) Store sperm
c) Transport sperm
d) Hold testes
The function of ovaries is to:
a) Store eggs
b) Produce eggs and hormones
c) Transport eggs
d) Fertilize eggs
Binary fission is seen in:
a) Multicellular organisms only
b) Unicellular organisms only
c) Both unicellular and multicellular
d) Neither unicellular nor multicellular
Budding produces:
a) Two equal parts
b) Unequal parts
c) No parts
d) Many equal parts
Fragmentation is common in:
a) Higher plants
b) Lower plants
c) Animals
d) Humans
Spores can survive:
a) Favorable conditions only
b) Unfavorable conditions
c) No conditions
d) Water only
Self-pollination occurs in:
a) Unisexual flowers only
b) Bisexual flowers
c) Male flowers only
d) Female flowers only
Cross-pollination is essential for:
a) Genetic purity
b) Genetic variation
c) Asexual reproduction
d) Vegetative propagation
Artificial pollination helps in:
a) Natural selection
b) Controlled breeding
c) Random mating
d) Genetic uniformity
Human reproduction is:
a) Asexual
b) Sexual
c) Both asexual and sexual
d) Neither asexual nor sexual
Fertilization results in:
a) Gamete formation
b) Zygote formation
c) Spore formation
d) Bud formation
Reproduction ensures:
a) Death of species
b) Continuation of species
c) Evolution of species
d) Extinction of species
Instructions: Answer in one or two sentences.
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