BISHOP SCOTT SENIOR SECONDARY GIRLS’ SCHOOL
GRADE-10 / BIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT – 2 / (2024-25)
HOW DO ORGANISMS REPRODUCE ?
NAME : ………………………………… Sec. : …………………….. Roll. No. : ………………………………………
Date of distribution : ………………………….. Date of submission : ………………………………….. ……
Answer these questions in one word :
1. What are gonads? …………………………..............................
2. Name the hormones secreted by male gonads and the female gonads.
…………………………………………. ………………………………………….
3. The age at which the reproductive organs become functional is called ……………………………………
4. Name the accessory reproductive glands present in male reproductive system………………………..
5. Which is the primary reproductive organ of male reproductive system ? ................................................
6. Loose fold of skin where a pair of testes are present is called .......................................................................
7. Which part of male reproductive system nourish and store the sperm and serve as passage for
sperm from testes to vas deferens? ……………………………………..……………
8. Name the common tube present in male reproductive system through which sperms and urine
are expelled out of the body. ……………………………….……………………….
9. Which part store sperms and secrete seminal fluid that make the sperm active? ………………………
10. What secrete a milky fluid that helps in the mobility of sperm ? …………………………..............................
11. What are sperms ? …………………………..............................
12. Where are sperms formed ? …………………………..............................
13. What is called the mixture of mature sperm and secretions of various accessory glands.
…………………………..............................
14. What is the nature of semen ? …………………………..............................
15. What are the components of semen ? …………………………..............................
16. What produce sperms and male hormone testosterone ? …………………………..............................
17. Name the primary reproductive organs of female reproductive system. ……………………………………
18. What produces female sex cells or ova ? …………………………...............................
19. What secrete the sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone. …………………………..............................
20. What is called the release of ovum from ovary ? …………………………..............................
21. Name the life process of an organism that helps in the growth of its population. ………………………
22. Which species is likely to have comparatively better chances of survival – the one reproducing
asexually or the one reproducing sexually? …………………………..............................
23. Which part in female is the site of fertilisation and helps in the conduction of ovum or zygote
towards uterus by ciliary action and peristalsis ? …………………………..............................
24. Name any two bacterial infections that are sexually transmitted. …………………………..............................
25. Name the parts in the human female reproductive system where the following functions take
place …………………………..............................
(a) Maturation of eggs …………………………..............................
(b) Fusion of the egg and the sperm …………………………..............................
(c) Implantation of the zygote …………………………..............................
26. How can STDs be prevented? …………………………..............................
27. What is called the first menstruation in a girl after attaining puberty ? ……………………………………….
28. What is called the permanent stoppage of menstruation in a woman ? ……………………………………….
29. Name the physiological connection between the embryo and the uterine wall of mother.
…………………………..............................
30. What provide nutrition and oxygen to the foetus from mother's blood ? …………………………..………..
31. Name a cord containing blood vessels that connects the placenta with the foetus.
…………………………..............................
32. What is called the avoiding of pregnancy by preventing the fertilization of ovum.
…………………………..............................
33. What is IUCD ? ……………………….…………………………..............................…………………………..............................
34. In which method of contraception , a portion of vas deferens is removed ? ………………………………..
35. In which method of contraception , a portion of fallopian tube is removed and the cut ends are
tied ? …………………..…………........................
36. What is the causative agent of AIDS ? …………………………..............................
37. Name the term used for control of fertility. …………………………..............................
38. What is attachment of developing embryo with the uterine wall of mother called?
…………………………………………………………..............................…………………………...................................................
39. The fertilisation in which the fusion of the gametes takes place outside the female body, usually
in water or a damp area is called …………………………..............................
40. The fertilization in which the fusion of the gametes takes place inside the female body, usually in
the oviducts is called …………………………..............................
41. Which contraceptive method changes the hormonal balance of the body? ………………………………….
42. Permanent fertility control in male is achieved by …………………………..............................
43. Name two STDs caused by virus. …………………………............................ , …………………………..........................
44. How many follicles mature every month during the reproductive phase of human
females? ……………………
45. What is the product of fertilization? …………………………..............................
46. What is formed after repeated division of zygote ? …………………………..............................
47. Embryo is stored in a sac called …………………………..............................
48. Amnion is filled with a fluid which acts as shock absorber and protect the embryo from damage.
Name the fluid. …………………………..............................
49. Give an example of chemical methods of contraception. …………………………..............................
50. What is called the monthly discharge of blood and disintegration of lining of uterus in human
female ? …………………………..............................
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