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Reproduction and Heredity - 2 (Class - X)

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Tags: Reproduction and Heredity - 2 Expression of Traits Asexual Reproduction Reproduction and Heredity Sexual Reproduction Mendelian Laws of Inheritance
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In cutting method of artificial propagation, a small part of a plant is removed by making a cut with a sharp knife. Which of the following plants cannot be grown by this method?

  1. Bougainvillea

  2. Sugarcane

  3. Chrysanthemum

  4. Hibiscus

  5. Cactus


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Layering method is used for the propagation (or reproduction) of plants like hibiscus.

The sperms formed in the testes come out and go into a coiled tube called

  1. urethra

  2. seminal vesicle

  3. vas deferens

  4. epididymis

  5. scrotum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

This is the correct option. 

Mendel observed that characters are often present in pairs. A pair of contrasting characters is called a/an

  1. gene

  2. chromosome

  3. trait

  4. allele

  5. None of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Yes, a pair of contrasting characteristics is called an allele.

New plants sprout from the ‘eye’ of which of the following plants?

  1. Sweet potato, spinach

  2. Ginger, potato

  3. Rose, mint

  4. Sugarcane, tomato


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Some plants like potato, ginger and sweet potato develop into new plants from the ‘eye’ of that plant, i.e. they undergo vegetative propagation.

What do you think was the function of a feather before it helped in flight, from evolutionary point of view?

  1. In obtaining nutrition

  2. Protecting from predators

  3. Providing insulation

  4. Camouflage


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Feathers help in providing insulation.

Which of the following is not a characteristic of sexual reproduction?

  1. It involves the formation of gametes.

  2. It leads to variations in the offspring.

  3. It produces identical copies of parents.

  4. It promotes diversity of characteristics in the offspring.


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Formation of gamete is essential for sexual reproduction as gametes from two different individuals fuse together for the production of a new individual. 

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) consists of simple sugar phosphate and four nitrogen bases. Which of the following groups of nitrogen bases is present in a DNA molecule?

  1. Adenine, guanine, thymine, uracil

  2. Cytosine, guanine, thymine, uracil

  3. Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine

  4. Adenine, cytosine, thymine, uracil


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 Adenine, thymine, guanine, cytosine are groups of nitrogen bases present in a DNA molecule.

There is a population of brown and green beetles. By chance, a person steps on the green beetles and all the green beetles die. The situation explains the phenomenon of

  1. natural selection

  2. genetic drift

  3. artificial selection

  4. fossilisation


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

 Genetic drift describes random fluctuations in the numbers of gene variants in a population.

Mendel’s law of segregation is based on separation of alleles during

  1. gamete formation

  2. seed formation

  3. pollination

  4. embryonic development


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Mendel’s law of segregation is based on separation of alleles during gamete formation.

How many pairs of contrasting traits were considered by Mendel in pea plant?

  1. 7

  2. 8

  3. 6

  4. 9


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

 7 pairs of contrasting traits were considered by Mendel in pea plant.

Which of the following is a homozygous-dominant dihybrid condition?

  1. TTRR

  2. Ttrr

  3. TtRr

  4. ttRr


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Homozygous means that both alleles are the same. Dominant traits are symbolised by capital letters and dihybrid condition means that two traits are discussed at a time.

In peas, tall plant trait is dominant over dwarf. If a heterozygous for tall is crossed with one homozygous for dwarf, what will be the appearance of the offspring of a cross of F1?

  1. All tall

  2. All dwarf

  3. 50% tall and 50% dwarf

  4. 75% tall and 25% dwarf


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

 In peas, tall plant trait is dominant over dwarf. If a heterozygous for tall is crossed with one homozygous for dwarf, there will be 50% tall and 50% dwarf appearance of the offspring of a cross of F1.

If the frequency of a dominant phenotype in a stable population is 75%, then the frequency of recessive allele will be

  1. 25%

  2. 50%

  3. 100%

  4. 10%


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

If the frequency of a dominant phenotype in a stable population is 75%, then the frequency of recessive allele will be 25%.

_________ provide(s) the fluid to lubricate the ducts of male reproductive system.

  1. Testes

  2. Vas deferens

  3. Seminal vesicle

  4. Scrotum


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

It provides the fluid which makes the sperm transport easier. 

A child who inherits an X chromosome from the father will be a

  1. boy

  2. girl

  3. Either (1) or (2)

  4. Cannot be determined


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

We know that a mother, being female (XX), can contribute only X chromosome to the progeny. If a child inherits X chromosome from the father, then its genetic makeup will contain a pair of X chromosomes, i.e. XX state, and the child will develop into a girl.

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