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Reproduction in Animals — Class 8 CBSE Science MCQs with Solutions
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Sample questions with solutions
Q1 — easy
The fusion of a sperm and an egg is called:
A. germination
B. fertilisation ✓ Correct
C. budding
D. pollination
Solution: Fertilisation forms the zygote.
Q2 — easy
Animals that lay eggs are called:
A. viviparous
B. oviparous ✓ Correct
C. carnivorous
D. herbivorous
Solution: Oviparous animals lay eggs.
Q3 — easy
Hydra reproduces asexually by:
A. budding ✓ Correct
B. binary fission
C. laying eggs
D. pollination
Solution: A bud grows on the parent and detaches.
Q4 — hard
Cloning is best described as producing:
A. a genetically identical copy of an organism ✓ Correct
B. a completely new species
C. two different offspring
D. only plants
Solution: A clone is genetically identical to its parent.
Q5 — hard
Internal fertilisation is an advantage because:
A. more eggs are wasted
B. the zygote is protected inside the body ✓ Correct
C. it needs water
D. it is faster
Solution: Protection raises the chance of survival.
Q6 — hard
Dolly the sheep is famous as the first successfully cloned:
A. bird
B. mammal ✓ Correct
C. fish
D. insect
Solution: Dolly was the first cloned mammal.
Q7 — medium
Fertilisation that takes place outside the female body is:
A. internal fertilisation
B. external fertilisation ✓ Correct
C. budding
D. fission
Solution: Frogs and fish show external fertilisation.
Q8 — medium
The change from a tadpole to an adult frog is called:
A. fertilisation
B. metamorphosis ✓ Correct
C. budding
D. germination
Solution: Metamorphosis is a drastic change in body form.
Q9 — medium
Amoeba reproduces by:
A. budding
B. binary fission ✓ Correct
C. laying eggs
D. metamorphosis
Solution: The parent divides into two daughter cells.