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Read the following statements about asexual reproduction and select the correct ones.
(i) It involves a single parent.
(ii) It is slower than sexual reproduction.
(iii) It produces progeny that are genetically identical with the parent but not with one another.
(iv) The progeny of asexual reproduction can be termed as clones.

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Important Questions on Reproduction in Organisms

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What is artificial method of vegetative propagation?

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Which one of the statements regarding asexual reproduction is false?
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Chrysanthemum differs from Jasmine in the given aspects when they give rise to new offsprings in the vegetative propagation process.
I) Lateral branches arise from the basal and underground part of the main stem
II) Branches bent and grow downwards
III) Branches grow obliquely upwards
IV) Lateral branches arise from the base of the main axis and are aerial
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Define stock and scion.
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Identify the asexual reproductive structure M'' in the following diagram:

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What is vegetative reproduction? Explain any three natural methods of vegetative reproduction with the help of suitable diagrams.
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Zoospore is a:
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What is meant by clone?
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Which one of the following is NOT a vegetative propagule in angiosperms?
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Which group of lichens do NOT produce spores?
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Give three significant differences between asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.
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Match the following

  List-I   List-II
(A) Longitudinal binary fission (I) Paramoecium
(B) Transverse binary fission (II) Amoeba
(C) Sporogony (III) Pleurobrachia
(D) Sporulation (IV) Plasmodium
    (V) Euglena
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What do you mean by asexual reproduction? Explain its two types by with suitable diagrams.
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What is artificial method of vegetative propagation?

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Write four differences between sexual and asexual reproduction.
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Describe the types of asexual reproduction exhibited by unisexual organisms. Write differences between asexual reproduction and sexual reproduction.
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In honeybees, the female gamete undergoes development to form new organisms without fertilization is known as:
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Zoospores are the reproductive units to carry asexual reproduction in
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In the given options, which one cannot propagate by vegetative means?
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Which of the following pairs is not correctly matched with respect to their mode of reproduction?