CLASS - 8
SCIENCE TEST
CH - REPRODUCTION IN ANIMALS
1. As a result of fertilization __________________ is formed.
2. The mode of reproduction which involves only one parent is
_______________________.
3. Sex cells are also called ____________. In animals the male sex
cell is called ______ And the female sex cell is called an _______.
4. The human embryo grows and develops in the ______________.
5. The animals which lay eggs are called as
(a) Oviparous animals
(b) Viviparous animals
(c) Domestic animals
(d) Wild animals
6. The male gamete is called
(a) sperm
(b) ova
(c) embryo
(d) zygote
7. A tadpole develops into an adult frog by the process of
(a) fertilisation
(b) metamorphosis
(c) embedding
(d) budding
8. The number of nuclei present in a zygote is
(a) None
(b) One
(c) Two
(d) Four
9. Budding occurs in
(a) Amoeba
(b) dog
(c) Paramecium
(d) yeast
10. State whether the given statements are true or false.
(a) External fertilisation occurs in frog.
(b) An embryo is made up of multicells.
(c) Fertilisation is not necessary in asexual reproduction.
(d) Each sperm is multicellular.
(e) Cloning is a sexual reproduction method in any living
organisms.
11. Which organ produces eggs or ovum?
12. Although two cells called gamete fuse, the product formed is a
single cell called zygote. Justify.
13. Why is reproduction important?
14. Explain the formation of embryo.
15. Explain the transformation of tadpole to frog.
16. What are buds? Explain budding in hydra.
17. Though these animals lay hundreds of eggs and release millions
of sperms, all the eggs do not get fertilised and develop into new
individuals. Comment.
18. What is IVF?
19. Draw a labelled diagram of male reproductive system.
20. Differentiate between oviparous and viviparous animal.
1. In a mosquito, the egg hatch to produce ___________________.
2. Organisms in which male and female gametes are present in the
same organism are called ___________________.
3. The process of cell changing their size, shape and form specialized
cells is called ____________________.
4. ___________ is the male sex hormone, ________ and _______is
the female sex hormone.
5. Fallopian tube is also called __________________.
6. In human beings, after fertilisation, the structure which gets
embedded in the wall of uterus is
(a) ovum
(b) embryo
(c) foetus
(d) zygote
7. Reproduction by budding takes place in
(a) hydra
(b) amoeba
(c) paramecium
(d) bacteria
8. Viviparous organisms are the ones which
(a) Produce eggs
(b) Produce young ones
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of these
9. A sperm consists of
(a) Head and Tail
(b) Head ,middle piece, Tail
(c) Head and middle piece
(d) None of these
10. The cell formed after fertisation is called
(a) Foetus
(b) Embryo
(c) Zygote
(d) None of these
11. What is metamorphosis?
12. Why do only male gametes have a tail?
13. The eggs of frogs do not have shells for protection, yet they are
safe in water. How?
14. Mother gives birth to a baby but the baby has characters of both
parents. How?
15. Differentiate between embryo and a foetus.
16. The term test tube baby is misleading. Do you agree? Justify your
answer.
17. Name the reproductive organs of male.
18. What is internal fertilisation?
19. Explain diagrammatically the female reproductive system.
20. When and how was the 1st animal cloned?