MCQ Questions on Reproduction in Organisms

MCQ Questions on Reproduction in Organisms

1. Planaria’s most remarkable characteristics are its ability to
(a) Hibernation
(b) Survive without air
(c) Generate bioluminescence
(d) Regenerate

Answer

Answer: (d) Regenerate


2. Fusion of unrelated gametes is called ________
(a) Dichogamy
(b) Fertilization
(c) Autogamy
(d) Allogamy

Answer

Answer: (d) Allogamy


3. Bryophyllum daigremontianum reproduces by 
(a) Vegetative propagation
(b) Budding
(c) Fission
(d) Fragmentation

Answer

Answer: (a) Vegetative propagation


4. When living tissue from a plant is extracted and placed in a medium, it is called ______
(a) Horticulture
(b) Transplantation
(c) Explant
(d) None of the above

Answer

Answer: (c) Explant


5. Budding, in hydra, is a form ________
(a) Apoptosis
(b) Sexual reproduction
(c) Asexual reproduction
(d) None of the above

Answer

Answer: (c) Asexual reproduction


6. ____________is not a method of vegetative propagation
(a) Grafting
(b) Cutting
(c) Lytic cycle
(d) Layering

Answer

Answer: (c) Lytic cycle


7. ___________ refers to an asexual reproduction process wherein genetically identical copies of individual plants are produced
(a) Layering
(b) Binary fission
(c) Clonal Propagation
(d) None of the above

Answer

Answer: (c) Clonal Propagation


8. __________ shows totipotency.
(a) Xylem
(b) Meristem
(c) Cork
(d) All of the above

Answer

Answer: (b) Meristem


9. The property of an undifferentiated cell that has the potential to develop into an entire plant is called 
(a) Budding
(b) Cloning
(c) Subpotency
(d) Totipotency

Answer

Answer: (d) Totipotency


10. The development of root and shoot in tissue culture is determined by ______
(a) Temperature
(b) Nutrients
(c) Auxin and cytokinin ratio
(d) None of the above

Answer

Answer: (c) Auxin and cytokinin ratio


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