Exercise

Fill in the blanks:

1. The formation of new individuals from the cells of a single parent is known as ______ reproduction.

Ans: asexual

2. The male gamete fuses with the female gamete to form a ______

Ans: zygote

3. A small bulb-like outgrowth in yeast is called a ______

Ans: bud

4. The spherical reproductive cells found in ferns and mosses are called _____

Ans: spores

5. When a flower contains both male and female gametes, it is called _____ flower.

Ans: bisexual

Tick the correct answer:

1. Mature ovary forms the

(a) seed

(b) stamen

(c) pistil

(d) fruit

Ans: (a)

2. Bryophyllum can reproduce by its

(a) stem

(b) leaves

(c) roots

(d) flower

Ans: (b)

3. The reproductive part of a plant is the

(a) leaf

(b) stem

(c) root

(d) flower

Ans:  (d)

4. The process of fusion of the male and the female gametes is called

(a) fertilization

(b) pollination

(c) reproduction

(d) seed formation

Ans: (a)

5. A spore producing plant is

(a) rose

(b) bread mould       

(c) potato

(d) ginger

Ans: (b)