GHS 2009 UCE TEST PAPER REPRODUCTION

Which one of the following is true of vegetative reproduction?
1. Involves spores
2. Maintains varieties
3. Gametes are transported by water
4. Does not lead to overcrowding.
In grasses, the anthers hang out below the flower and the stigma is held out above the anthers. The importance of this arrangement is to
1. improve the chances of pollination.
2. encourage cross pollination
3. minimise waste of pollen grains.
4. encourage self pollination.
Which one of the following organisms can reproduce both sexually and asexually?
1. Amoeba
2. Spirogyra
3. Bacteria
4. Yeast.
Cutting of fallopian tubes in a woman prevents conception because
1. ovaries stop producing eggs.
2. Implantation does not occur.
3. Sperms do no reach the egg.
4. Sperms are destroyed.
Which one of the following sets consists of hormones produced by mammalian reproductive organs?
1. Follicle stimulating hormone and testosterone.
2. Progesterone and testosterone.
3. Oestrogen and luteinising hormones.
4. Follicle stimulating hormone and oestrogen.
Which one of the following shows the correct path followed by the sperms when ejaculated?
1. Seminiferous tubules epididymis sperm ducts urethra.
2. Epididymis seminiferous tubules urethra sperm ducts.
3. Sperm ducts seminiferous tubules edidymis urethra
4. Seminiferous tubules urethra sperm ducts epididymis.
Which one of the following structures of a flower develops into a seed coat after fertilisation?
1. Embryo sac
2. Integuments
3. Receptacle
4. Ovary.
Which one of the following pairs of insects undergoes incomplete metamorphosis?
1. Housefly and mosquito
2. Butterfly and cockroach
3. Honey bee and moth
4. Cockroach and grasshopper
Which one of the following occurs in a flower after fertilization?
1. Petals, stigma and style persist.
2. Ovary, petals and sepals dry and fall off.
3. Ovary develops into seed coat.
4. Ovules develop into seeds.
Which one of the following modes of reproduction is sexual?
1. Spore formation
2. Budding
3. Fragmentation
4. Conjugation.
The leaf in the Figure is modified for
1. absorption of nutrients
2. Reproduction
3. Photosynthesis
4. water storage
Which of the following parts of a flower are essential for fertilization?
1. Filament, style and petal
2. Petal, receptacle and sepals
3. Ovary, anther and stigma
4. Filament, sepal and receptacle
The hormone which causes ovulation is called
1. follicle stimulating hormone.
2. progesterone
3. luteinising hormone
4. oestrogen.
The nucleus in the embryo sac that fuses with nucleus to form a zygote in flowering plant is
1. Polar nucleus
2. Antipodal nucleus
3. Synergid nucleus
4. Egg nucleus
Plants can often be propagated from stems but rarely from roots because
1. stems have more vascular bundles than roots
2. Stems often have buds which can easily sprout.
3. Stems are stronger than roots and can withstand adverse conditions
4. Stems have thicker epidermis which prevents water loss.
The normal reproductive cycle of the human female involves the interaction of the
1. oviduct, thyroid gland and ovary.
2. Pituitary gland, ovary, uterus
3. Adrenal gland, ovary and vagina.
4. Placenta, pituitary gland and uterus
. Which one of the following plants would depend most on wind for its reproduction?
A plant with…………………….
1. Small inconspicuous flowers and light seeds.
2. Sticky pollen grains and explosive fruits.
3. Numerous pollen grains and enclosed stigma.
4. Coloured petals and small hairy fruits
In man the oestrus cycle is also known as
1. heat period
2. gestation period
3. Menstrual cycle
4. lactation cycle.
Which one of the following is the least method of family planning?
1. vasectomy
2. Condom use
3. coitus interruptus
4. Use of pills
Which of the following is a function of progesterone?
1. Prepares the uterine walls for implantation
2. initiates the process of birth.
3. Initiates ovulation.
4. Initiates formation of corpus luterus.
The main function of luteinising hormone in the reproductive cycle of a mammal is that it
1. causes ovulation.
2. causes thickening of the uterine walls.
3. initiates the growth of a graafian follicle.
4. .initiates the growth of a graafian follicle.
A runner is a
1. stem which bends over and roots in the soil.
2. horizontal stem above the ground which gives roots and aerial shoots at the the nodes.
3. horizontal stem beneath the ground which gives rise to roots and aerial shoots at the nodes.
4. Short vertical stem which buds beneath the soil
Mucour undergoes asexual reproduction to produce
1. Spores.
2. Zoospores
3. Zygospores
4. Sporangis
Which one of the following would be the first to colonise a rocky surface?
1. Lichens.
2. Mosses
3. Shrubs
4. Ferns
Which one of the following pairs of hormones is produced by reproductive organs in mammals?
1. Follicle stimulating hormone and testosterone.
2. Oestrogen and Leutenising hormone.
3. Progesterone and testosterone.
4. Insulin and oestrogen.
Which one of the following is a possible sequence of plant succession on an undeveloped piece of land?
1. fungi ferns shrubs trees.
2. fungi mosses shrubs trees.
3. mosses trees fungi ferns.
4. Mosses herbs shrubs trees.
Which one of the following organisms reproduce by budding?
1. Yeast
2. Amoeba
3. Siprogyra
4. Mucor
Which of the following parts of a flower is not essential for reproduction?
1. Corolla
2. Stigma
3. Style
4. Anther
. Which one of the following hormones Causes contraction of the uterus wall during parturition
1. Oxytocin
2. Prolactin
3. Progesterone
4. Oestrogen
A girl in her early teen’s years noticed the following characteristics; growth of hair in the armpits and in the pubic region, the hips became wider and more rounded and enlarging of breasts. Which of the following hormones is responsible for the appearance of characteristics listed.
1. testosterone
2. Oestrogen
3. luteinizing hormone
4. progesterone

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