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The senescent phase is the period after the reproductive phase when a cell loses its ability to reproduce. 

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Important Questions on Reproduction in Organisms

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The fish which keeps the fertilised eggs guarded in the mouth and exhibits buccal incubation is
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Which is the most common mechanism of genetic variation in the population of sexually-reproducing organism?
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Which one of the following shows isogamy with non-flagellated gametes?
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Which of the following is hermaphrodite?
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Differentiate between asexual and sexual reproduction.
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Write the three points of difference between oviparous and viviparous animals.
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Which one of the following generates new genetic combinations leading to variation?
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Write the basis of categorising animals as oviparous or viviparous, giving one example of each.
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Differentiate between asexual and sexual reproduction.
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Which of the following flowers only once in its life-time?
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What is seasonal breeder? Give an example.
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If chromosome number in the diploid cell of maize is 20, then the chromosome number in gametes of maize will be
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Extrusion of second polar body from egg nucleus occurs
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Mosses and frogs both need water as a medium for fertilization. Where does the syngamy occur and how is it ensured in both these organisms?
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Which of the following animal is not viviparous?
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Higher organisms have resorted to sexual reproduction in spite of their complexity. Why?
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Which one of the following is NOT a mode of asexual reproduction?
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}