Match the terms given in column A with those given in column B: Column B Column A Column B (i) Sperm (a) Female organ (ii) Ovary (b) Egg tube (iii) Oviduct (c) Male organ (iv) Testes (d) Male gamete

(i)- (d) Gametes are haploid cells that are produced by the reproductive organs in a male and a female. They are involved in sexual reproduction. The male gamete in animals is called sperm, while the female gamete is called the ovum. (ii)-(a) The ovaries are the primary sex organs in a female. They produce an ovum every month. They also produce estrogen and progesterone hormone. (iii)-(b) The female reproductive organs include: Uterus, ovary, oviduct, vagina, accessory glands and external genital organs. The process of fertilisation takes place in the oviducts. (iv)-(c) Testes are the primary sex organs in a male. They are enclosed by sac-like structures called the scrotum. They produce sperm and testosterone hormone. Column A Column B (i) Sperm (d) Male gamete (ii) Ovary (a) Female organ (iii) Oviduct (b) Egg tube (iv) Testes (c) Male organ

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions

Lakhmir Singh and Manjit Kaur Solutions for Chapter: Reproduction in Animals, Exercise 2: Short Answer Type Questions

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 54

What is formed when two gametes fuse?

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 54

What is the process of fusion of gametes called?

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 55

Match the terms given in column A with those given in column B:
Column B

Column A	Column B
(i) Sperm	(a) Female organ
(ii) Ovary	(b) Egg tube
(iii) Oviduct	(c) Male organ
(iv) Testes	(d) Male gamete

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 56

Differentiate between internal fertilisation and external fertilisation. What type of fertilisation takes place in (a) frog, and (b) fox?

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 57

What is meant by ’cloning’? State whether gametes are involved in cloning or not. Name two animals which have been produced by cloning.

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 58

What is meant by ’reproduction’? Why is it essential?

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 59

Define asexual reproduction. Name two methods of asexual reproduction in animals. Name two animals which reproduce by these asexual reproduction methods.

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Lakhmir Singh's SCIENCE FOR CLASS 8>Chapter 9 - Reproduction in Animals>Short Answer Type Questions>Q 60

What is a clone? Name one famous clone.