Reproduction CDS Questions

Reproduction MCQ Questions

7.
The asexual reproduction process in which the body of a simple multicellular organism breaks into smaller pieces, each of which grows into a new individual, is called:
A.
Budding
B.
Fragmentation
C.
Regeneration
D.
Sporulation
ANSWER :
B. Fragmentation
8.
The ability of an organism such as Planaria to regrow a lost or damaged body part into a complete new individual is termed:
A.
Fragmentation
B.
Fertilization
C.
Budding
D.
Regeneration
ANSWER :
D. Regeneration
9.
Bread mould (Rhizopus) reproduces asexually by producing tiny, microscopic reproductive structures called:
A.
Buds
B.
Gametes
C.
Zygotes
D.
Spores
ANSWER :
D. Spores
10.
Multiple fission, in which a single parent cell divides simultaneously into many daughter cells at once, characteristically occurs in:
A.
Bryophyllum
B.
Plasmodium (the malarial parasite)
C.
Planaria
D.
Hydra
ANSWER :
B. Plasmodium (the malarial parasite)
11.
Yeast, a unicellular fungus widely used in baking and brewing, mainly reproduces asexually through:
A.
Budding
B.
Fragmentation
C.
Binary fission
D.
Vegetative propagation
ANSWER :
A. Budding
12.
The asexual method by which new plants such as potato and Bryophyllum can develop from parts of an existing plant (roots, stems, or leaves) is called:
A.
Budding
B.
Vegetative propagation
C.
Spore formation
D.
Fragmentation
ANSWER :
B. Vegetative propagation