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Question 11 Mark
Identify True/ False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
Presence or absence of hymen is not a reliable indicator of virginity or sexual experience. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
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Question 21 Mark
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Zygote divides to form _____________ which is implanted in uterus.
Answer
Zygote divides to form blastocyst, fertilization which is implanted in uterus.
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Question 31 Mark
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The structure which provides vascular connection between fetus and uterus is called _____________.
Answer
The structure which provides vascular connection between fetus and uterus is called placenta.
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Question 41 Mark
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Fertilisation takes place in _____________.
Answer
Fertilisation takes place in fallopian tube.
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Question 51 Mark
Identify True/ False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
Leydig cells synthesise androgens. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
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Question 61 Mark
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Humans reproduce _____________. (asexually/ sexually)
Answer
Humans reproduce sexually.
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Question 71 Mark
How many eggs do you think were released by the ovary of a female dog which gave birth to 6 puppies?
Answer
Six eggs were released by the ovary of a female dog which gave birth to six puppies.
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Question 81 Mark
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Ovulation is induced by a hormone called _____________.
Answer
Ovulation is induced by a hormone called luteinizing hormone.
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Question 91 Mark
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Male and female gametes are _____________. (diploid/ haploid)
Answer
Male and female gametes are haploid.
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Question 101 Mark
Identify True/ False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
Menstrual cycle ceases during pregnancy. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
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Question 111 Mark
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Fertilisation is _____________ in humans. (external/ internal)
Answer
Fertilisation is internal in humans.
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Question 121 Mark
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The fusion of male and female gametes is called _____________
Answer
The fusion of male and female gametes is called fertilization.
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Question 131 Mark
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Humans are _____________. (oviparous, viviparous, ovoviviparous)
Answer
Humans are viviparous.
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Question 141 Mark
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The process of release of ovum from a mature follicle is called _____________.
Answer
The process of release of ovum from a mature follicle is called ovulation.
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Question 151 Mark
Identify True/ False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
Oogenesis takes place in corpus luteum. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Oogenesis takes place in the ovary.
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Question 171 Mark
Identify True/ False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
Androgens are produced by Sertoli cells. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Androgens are produced by Leydig cells found in seminiferous tubules of the testis.
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Question 181 Mark
Identify True/ False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
Spermatozoa get nutrition from Sertoli cells. (True/ False)
Answer
True.
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Question 191 Mark
Identify True/ False statements. Correct each false statement to make it true.
Leydig cells are found in ovary. (True/ False)
Answer
False.
Leydig cells are found in the seminiferous tubules of the testis.
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Question 201 Mark
Where is acrosome present in humans? Write its function.
Answer
On the sperm head, has enzymes to dissolve the follicles of ovum/facilitate entry of sperm nucleus for fertilisation/help the sperm enter into the cytoplasm of the ovum.
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Question 211 Mark
Name the embryonic stage that gets implanted in the uterine wall of a human female.
Answer
Blastocyst/Blastula.
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Question 221 Mark
Where does fertilisation normally take place in a human female?
Answer
Fallopian tubes/ (ampulla of) oviduct.
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Question 231 Mark
Write the location and function of the Sertoli cells in humans.
Answer
In the seminiferous tubules/testes, nourishes sperms/germ cells.
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Question 241 Mark
Name the type of cell division that takes place in the zygote of an organism exhibiting haplontic life cycle.
Answer
Meiosis.
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Question 251 Mark
How does colostrum provide initial protection against diseases to newborn infants? Give one reason.
Answer
Colostrum has abundant antibodies/IgA to develop resistance in newborn babies.
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Question 261 Mark
What is the role of cervix in the human female reproductive system?
Answer
Cervix helps in regulating the passage of sperms into the uterus and forms the birth canal to facilitate parturition.
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Question 271 Mark
A spermatogonial cell has 30 chromosomes. How many chromosomes will be found in:
  1. The primary spermatocyte.
  2. The spermatid?
Answer
  1. 30
  2. 15
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Question 291 Mark
Given below are the stages in human reproduction. Write them in correct sequential order.
Insemination, Gametogenesis, Fertilisation, Parturition, Gestation, Implantation
Answer
Gametogenesis, Insemination, Fertilisation, Implantation, Gestation, Parturition.
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Question 301 Mark
Which type of cell division forms spermatids from the secondary spermatocytes?
Answer
Second meiotic division.
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Question 331 Mark
Given below are the events in human reproduction. Write them in correct sequential order.
Insemination, gametogenesis, fertilisation, parturition, gestation, implantation.
Answer
Gametogenesis → Insemination → Fertilisation → Implantation → Gestation → Parturition.
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Question 361 Mark
During reproduction, the chromosome number (2n) reduces to half (n) in the gametes and again resume the original number (2n) in the offspring, what are the processes through which these events take place?
Answer
Halving of chromosomal number takes place during gametogenesis by meosis and regaining the 2n number occur as a result of fertilisation by fusion of male and female gametes.
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Question 381 Mark
Female reproductive organs and associated functions are given below in column A and B. Fill in the blank boxes.
Column A
Column B
Ovaries
Ovulation
Oviduct
A
B
Pregnancy
Vagina
Birth
Answer
A-Fertilisation.
B-Uterus.
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Question 421 Mark
Where does fertilization take place in human female?
Answer
Ampullary-isthmic junction of the fallopian tube.
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Question 431 Mark
Name the stages when oogenesis and spermatogenesis initiate in human female and male, respectively.
Answer
Oogenesis starts during embryonic developmental stages of the female foetus while, spermatogenesis starts at puberty.
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Question 441 Mark
What is trophoectoderm?
Answer
The outer layer of blastocyst is referred to as trophoectoderm or trophoblast.
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Question 461 Mark
Mention the importance of LH surge during menstrual cycle.
Answer
LH surge is essential for the events leading to ovulation.
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Question 481 Mark
Spermatids possess haploid chromosome number. Explain.
Answer
Spermatids are produced by meiosis during spermatogenesis. Thus, they possess haploid number of chromosomes.
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Question 491 Mark
Explain the function of umbilical cord.
Answer
Umbilical cord transports nutrients and respiratory gases and metabolic wastes to and from mother and foetus.
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Question 501 Mark
How is the entry of only one sperm and not many ensured into an ovum during fertilisation in humans?
Answer
During fertilisation a sperm head comes in contact with zona pellucida layer of ovum and induces changes in the membrane that block the entry of additional sperms.
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