Sexual Reproduction

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Sexual Reproduction: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Sexual Reproduction, Events in Sexual Reproduction, External Fertilisation & Internal Fertilisation etc.

Important Questions on Sexual Reproduction

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The vegetative phase is also observed in animals.

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Vegetative phase is a part of asexual reproduction.

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The period of growth after the reproductive phase in plants is termed the vegetative phase.

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The period of growth or the period before the reproductive phase in plants is termed as a vegetative phase.

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What is the meaning of vegetative phase?

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Define the senescent phase.

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_____ takes place during senescence.

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Senescence is the phase of _____.

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Senescence is a phase of growth and ageing.

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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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The type of fertilization that takes place in birds is called _____. (external fertilization, internal fertilization)

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The frogs show internal fertilization.

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Define hermaphrodites.

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Earthworms are hermaphrodite animals.

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A male honey bee has _____ chromosomes whereas its female has 32 chromosomes.

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 In bee society, all the members are diploid except drones.

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The mode of sexual reproduction in bacteria is by conjugation.

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ll organisms have to pass through a particular phase before they can reproduce sexually. What do we call this phase?

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Viviparous animals give better protection to their offspring.

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Name the kind of reproduction in the bees in which drones are produced, whether it is parthenogenesis or sexual reproduction?