Asexual Reproduction
Asexual Reproduction: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as Asexual Reproduction, Clone, Binary Fission, Budding, Budding in Yeast, Budding in Hydra, Encystation, Multiple Fission, Sporulation, Zoospores, Gemmule in Sponges, Vegetative Propagules in Angiosperms, etc.
Important Questions on Asexual Reproduction
Which of the following is a characteristic feature of zoospores?
The “walking” fern is so named because
Why does binary fission happen in favourable conditions and multiple fission happens in unfavourable conditions in Amoeba?
Select the total number of following organisms that multiply by budding. Hydra, Sponges, Yeast, Earthworm, Planaria, Honey bee.
Refer to the following figures and select the correct option:
Choose correct option for asexual and sexual reproduction in organisms that have a relatively simple organisation.
| Asexual reproduction | sexual reproduction | ||
| Condition | Favourable | Unfavourable | |
| Occurrence | More | Less | |
| Structures | Spore | Gamete | |
| Division | Meiosis | Mitosis |
Choose correct option w.r.t. following structures:
| Cellular structure | Flagella | Wall | ||
| Zoospore | Unicellular | Present | Thick | |
| Conidia | Unicellular | Absent | Thin | |
| Gamete | Unicellular | Can be present |
Thick |
Read the following statement and choose the correct option
I. Asexual reproduction is common among single celled organisms and organisms with relatively simple organisation.
II. Conidia, bud, gemmules are common sexual structures.
III. Runner, rhizome, sucker, tuber, offset, bulb are vegetative propagules.
IV. The invasive weeds found growing in fresh water bodies is Zostera.
Fleshy buds in aquatic plants are known as
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Zoospore, Conidia, Tuber, Offset, Pollen, Zygote |
From the structures given in above box how many are not associated with asexual reproduction?
Members of which of the following groups reproduce through special asexual reproductive structures?
In the process of asexual reproduction
The term----- is used to describe morphologically and genetically similar individuals
Match the following
| Column I | Column II |
| (i) Penicillium | (A) Bulbil |
| (ii) Agave | (B) Rhizome |
| (iii) Ginger | (C) Conidia |
| (iv) Chlamydomonas | (D) Zoospore |
Special asexual reproductive structures are present in
Thick walled resistant zygote can be produced in the life cycle of
Choose odd one w.r.t. vegetative propagule involved in cultivation in following plants
Which of the following vegetative propagule represents large size fleshy bud?
