Reproduction in Organisms - NCERT Based MCQs for NEET

This article contains NCERT based 45 MCQ questions test on Biology chapter "Reproduction in Organisms". You can attempt these questions in the form of an interactive quiz and calculate your score. Read the below quiz rules carefully before you start

General Instructions

• Quiz contains 45 questions of 4 marks each.
• Correct answer (✔) will award you +4 marks and Incorrect answer (✘) will give you -1 mark.
• Total test is of 180 marks.
• Tap on box in order to select any option that you think is correct.
• Press the Submit button given in the end of quiz to calculate your score.
• There is a PDF file attached in the end of quiz. You can see detailed solutions to all questions and do self analysis from that file as well. 

Question 1. What is the transfer of pollen from an anther to a carpel?

(1) fragmentation

(2) pollination

(3) fertilization

(4) germination

1

2

3

4

Question 2. Immortal individuals are

(1) single celled organisms 

(2) double celled organisms

(3) multi-celled organisms 

(4) green plants

1

2

3

4

Question 3. How do most land animals reproduce?

(1) by releasing gametes in water

(2) by external fertilization

(3) by internal fertilization

(4) by producing shelled eggs

1

2

3

4

Question 4. In diploid organisms, the two chromosomes of a pair are called ________ chromosomes.

(1) analogous

(2) homologous

(3) homogenous

(4) heterogenous

1

2

3

4

Question 5. What is a group of cells or an entire organism produced through asexual reproduction?

(1) pollen

(2) ovum

(3) flower

(4) clone

1

2

3

4

Question 6. What is a type of reproduction in which there is only one parent?

(1) conjugation

(2) sexual reproduction

(3) reproduction by spores

(4) asexual reproduction

1

2

3

4

Question 7. What process allows the exchange of genetic information in prokaryotes?

(1) fertilization

(2) conjugation

(3) crossing over

(4) pollination

1

2

3

4

Question 8. What are organs in animals that produce gametes?

(1) lungs

(2) gonads

(3) kidneys

(4) ears

1

2

3

4

Question 9. Amoeba and Yeast reproduce asexually by fission and budding respectively, because they are:

(1) Microscopic organisms

(2) Heterotrophic organisms

(3) Unicellular organisms

(4) Uninucleate organisms

1

2

3

4

Question 10. In flowering plants, where are the gametes produced?

(1) in the leaves

(2) in the roots

(3) in the stem

(4) in the flowers

1

2

3

4

Question 11. What is another name for external fertilization of many aquatic animals?

(1) menstruation

(2) swimming

(3) pollination

(4) spawning

1

2

3

4

Question 12. In humans, where are the male testes located?

(1)  in the vas deferens  

(2) in the uterus  

(3) in the penis  

(4) in the scrotum

1

2

3

4

Question 13. Which of the following statements, support the view that elaborate sexual reproductive process appeared much later in the organic evolution.

i. Lower groups of organisms have simpler body design

ii. Asexual reproduction is common in lower groups

iii. Asexual reproduction is common in higher groups of organisms

iv. The high incidence of sexual reproduction in angiosperms and vertebrates

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) i and iii; 

(2) i and iii 

(3) ii and iv 

(4) ii and iii

1

2

3

4

Question 14. Which of the following is definitely not an example of a asexual reproduction?

(1) A new raspberry shoot sprouts in the lawn near the raspberry patch

(2) Geneticists grow a field of blight-resistant wheat using the cells of a single plant

(3) Bread mould spreads on a slice of bread at the back of the fridge

(4) Breeders cross different dogs to develop a new breed of dog 

1

2

3

4

Question 15. Binary fission is the mode of asexual reproduction in –

(1) Amoeba 

(2) Paramecium

(3) Both(1) and(2) 

(4) Yeast

1

2

3

4

Question 16. Some bacteria that do not have a nucleus and cannot undergo mitosis use which reproductive method?

(1) Binary fission 

(2) Sexual reproduction

(3) Budding 

(4) Fragmentation

1

2

3

4

Question 17. Common mode of reproduction in Penicillium is –

(1) conidia 

(2) buds

(3) gemmules 

(4) zoospore

1

2

3

4

Question 18. Which of the following organisms cannot undergo budding?

(1) Yeast 

(2) Hydra

(3) Bacteria 

(4) Sponge

1

2

3

4

Question 19. Which of the following is an example of vegetative reproduction?

(1) A new baby fern shows up your back yard, just like the fern your neighbours have next door

(2) A new starfish grows from the severed tip of a tentacle

(3) Strep throat bacteria quickly colonize in your body and make you sick

(4) A single lily bulb once planted becomes a large colony of identical lilies in three summers

1

2

3

4

Question 20. The term 'clone' cannot be applied to offspring formed by sexual reproduction because:

(1) Offspring do not possess exact copies of parental DNA

(2) DNA of only one parent is copied and passed on to the offspring

(3) Offspring are formed at different times

(4) DNA of parent and offspring are completely different

1

2

3

4

Question 21. Micropropagation is a technique for the production of

(1) new plant 

(2) haploid plants

(3) hybrid variety 

(4) somaclonal plants

1

2

3

4

Question 22. Examples of vegetative propagation are

(1) rhizome 

(2) tuber

(3) offset 

(4) All of these

1

2

3

4

Question 23. Terror of Bengal is

(1) freshwater plant called water lily

(2) marine plant called water propagules

(3) aquatic plant called water hyacinth

(4) None of the above

1

2

3

4

Question 24. A few statements describing certain features of reproduction are given below:

i. Gametic fusion takes place

ii. Transfer of genetic material takes place

iii. Reduction division takes place

iv. Progeny have some resemblance with parents

Select the options that are true for both asexual and sexual reproduction from the options given below:

(1) i and ii 

(2) ii and iii

(3) ii and iv 

(4) i and iii

1

2

3

4

Question 25. Transverse binary fission occurs in

(1) Euglena 

(2) Amoeba

(3) Hydra 

(4) Paramecium

1

2

3

4

Question 26. An example of corm is

(1) ginger 

(2) Colocasia 

(3) onion 

(4) potato

1

2

3

4

Question 27. A few statements with regard to sexual reproduction are given below:

i. Sexual reproduction does not always require two individuals

ii. Sexual reproduction generally involves gametic fusion

iii. Meiosis never occurs during sexual reproduction

iv. External fertilization is a rule during sexual reproduction

 Choose the correct statements from the options below:

(1) i and iv

(2) i and ii 

(3) ii and iii

(4) i and iv

1

2

3

4

Question 28. A multicellular, filamentous alga exhibits a type of sexual life cycle in which the meiotic division occurs after the formation of zygote. The adult filament of this alga has

(1) haploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia

(2) diploid vegetative cells and diploid gametangia

(3) diploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia

(4) haploid vegetative cells and haploid gametangia

1

2

3

4

Question 29. The male gametes of rice plant have 12 chromosomes in their nucleus. The chromosome number in the female gamete, zygote and the cells of the seedling will be, respectively,

(1) 12, 24, 12 

(2) 24, 12, 12

(3) 12, 24, 24 

(4) 24, 12, 24

1

2

3

4

Question 30. Given below are a few statements related to external fertilization. Choose the correct statements.

i. The male and female gametes are formed and released simultaneously

ii. Only a few gametes are released into the medium

iii. Water is the medium in a majority of organisms exhibiting external fertilization

iv. Offspring formed as a result of external fertilization have better chance of survival than those formed inside an organism

(1) iii and iv 

(2) i and iii 

(3) ii and iv 

(4) i and iv

1

2

3

4

Question 31. The statements given below describe certain features that are observed in the pistil of flowers.

i. Pistil may have many carpels

ii. Each carpel may have more than one ovule

iii. Each carpel has only one ovule

iv. Pistil have only one carpel

Choose the statements that are true from the options below:

(1) i and ii 

(2) i and iii 

(3) ii and iv 

(4) iii and iv

1

2

3

4

Question 32. Which of the following situations correctly describe the similarity between an angiosperm egg and a human egg?

i. Eggs of both are formed only once in a lifetime

ii. Both the angiosperm egg and human egg are stationary

iii. Both the angiosperm egg and human egg are motile  transported

iv. Syngamy in both results in the formation of zygote

 Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(1) ii and iv 

(2) iv only 

(3) iii and iv 

(4) i and iv

1

2

3

4

Question 33. Appearance of vegetative propagules from the nodes of plants such as sugarcane and ginger is mainly because:

(1) Nodes are shorter than internodes

(2) Nodes have meristematic cells

(3) Nodes are located near the soil

(4) Nodes have non-photosynthetic cells

1

2

3

4

Question 34. Strobilanthus kunthiana is also called

(1) Neela Kuranji 

(2) Peela Kuranji

(3) Hara Kuranji 

(4) Violet Kuranji

1

2

3

4

Question 35. Offspring formed by sexual reproduction exhibit more variation than those formed by Asexual reproduction because:

(1) Sexual reproduction is a lengthy process

(2) Gametes of parents have qualitatively different genetic composition

(3) Genetic material comes from parents of two different species

(4) Greater amount of DNA is involved in sexual reproduction

1

2

3

4

Question 36. Choose the correct statement from amongst the following:

(1) Dioecious(hermaphrodite) organisms are seen only in animals

(2) Dioecious organisms are seen only in plants

(3) Dioecious organisms are seen in both plants and animals

(4) Dioecious organisms are seen only in vertebrates

1

2

3

4

Question 37. There is no natural death in single celled organisms like Amoeba and bacteria because:

(1) They cannot reproduce sexually

(2) They reproduce by binary fission

(3) Parental body is distributed among the offspring

(4) They are microscopic

1

2

3

4

Question 38. There are various types of reproduction. The type of reproduction adopted by an organism depends on:

(1) The habitat and morphology of the organism

(2) Morphology of the organism

(3) Morphology and physiology of the organism

(4) The organism’s habitat, physiology and genetic makeup

1

2

3

4

Question 39. Identify the incorrect statement.

(1) In asexual reproduction, the offspring produced are morphologically and genetically identical to the parent

(2) Zoospores are sexual reproductive structures

(3) In asexual reproduction, a single parent produces  offspring with or without the formation of gametes

(4) Conidia are asexual structures in Penicillium

1

2

3

4

Question 40. Which of the following is a post-fertilisation event in flowering plants?

(1) Transfer of pollen grains

(2) Embryo development

(3) Formation of flower

(4) Formation of pollen grains

1

2

3

4

Question 41. The number of chromosomes in the shoot tip cells of a maize plant is 20. The number of chromosomes in the microspore mother cells of the same plant shall be:

(1) 20 

(2) 10

(3) 40 

(4) 15

1

2

3

4

Question 42. Life begin in all sexually reproducing organism from –

(1) single celled zygote 

(2) double celled zygote

(3) haploid zygote 

(4) from gametes

1

2

3

4

Question 43. Fusion of male and female gametes is called

(1) syngamy 

(2) fertilization

(3) Both(1) and(2) 

(4) heterogamy

1

2

3

4

Question 44. The condition in which male and female parts present on the different plant, is called

(1) heterothallic 

(2) dioecious

(3) unisexual 

(4) All of these

1

2

3

4

Question 45. The technique of obtaining large number of plantlets by tissue culture method is called –

(1) plantlet culture 

(2) organ culture

(3) micropropagation 

(4) macropropagation

1

2

3

4

Detailed Solutions

Return Back to - NEET Chapterwise Test Series