Very Short Questions
1. What is reproduction?
Answer:
Reproduction is the biological process by which organisms produce offspring.
2. Why is reproduction important for organisms?
Answer:
It ensures the continuity of species and prevents extinction.
3. Name two types of reproduction.
Answer:
Asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.
4. What is the life span of a human?
Answer:
The average human life span is around 70–80 years.
5. Define asexual reproduction.
Answer:
A type of reproduction where offspring are produced from a single parent without gamete formation.
6. Give one example of an organism that reproduces by budding.
Answer:
Hydra or Yeast.
7. What is binary fission? Give an example.
Answer:
Binary fission is a type of asexual reproduction where a single cell splits into two identical daughter cells. Example: Amoeba.
8. Name one plant that reproduces through fragmentation.
Answer:
Spirogyra.
9. Define sexual reproduction.
Answer:
A type of reproduction that involves the fusion of male and female gametes, leading to genetic variation.
10. What is gametogenesis?
Answer:
The process of formation of male and female gametes through meiosis.