Encystation during unfavorable conditions followed by multiple fission and sporulation when favorable conditions return is seen in:

1. Sponges 2. Penicillium
3. Amoeba 4. Hydra

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The ability to produce adventitious buds is exploited by gardeners for commercial propagation of:

1. Bryophyllum 2. Agave
3. Water hyacinth 4. Ginger
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Consider the two statements:

I: Eichhornia crassipes, the ‘terror of Bengal’ is an invasive weed.
II: It was introduced in India for its beautiful flower and shape of leaves.
 
1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I.
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I.
3. I is correct but II is incorrect.
4. I is incorrect but II is correct.
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With the advent of adverse conditions, an organism capable of reproducing both asexually and sexually, will most likely:

1. shift to asexual mode of reproduction
2. shift to sexual mode of reproduction
3. equally reproduce by both modes
4. die
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Identify the correct statements:
I: Life spans of organisms are not necessarily correlated with their sizes.
II: There is no natural death in single-celled organisms.
III. Reproduction enables the continuity of the species, generation after generation
 
1. Only I and II 2. Only I and III
3. Only II and III 4. I, II and III
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Consider the given two statements:
Statement I: When offspring is produced by a single parent but always with the involvement of gamete formation, reproduction is asexual.
Statement II: When two parents [opposite sex] participate in the reproductive process and also involve the fusion of male and female gametes, it is called sexual reproduction.
 
1.  Statement I is correct, Statement II is incorrect.
2. Statement I is correct, Statement II is correct.
3. Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is correct.
4. Statement I is incorrect, Statement II is incorrect.
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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
 
Assertion (A): The term clone can be used to describe the progeny of asexual reproduction.
Reason (R): The progeny of asexual reproduction are morphologically and genetically similar individuals.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3. (A) is true but (R) is false.
4. (A) is false but (R) is true.
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The diagram shows budding in yeast. What will be true for the process?
 
I: The nucleus does not divide at all and the bud does not have genetic material.
II: The division is unequal and small buds are produced that remain attached initially to the parent cell which, eventually get separated and mature into new yeast organisms. 
 
1. Only I 2. Only II
3. Both I and II 4. Neither I nor II
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Study the diagram regarding asexual reproductive structure in certain organisms and select the correct statements:  
   
I. (a) shows aplanospores in Chlamydomonas
II. (b) shows exogenous basidia in smut fungus
III. (c) shows budding in Hydra
IV. (d) shows gemmules in sponge
 
1. Only I and II 2. Only II and III
3. Only II and IV 4. Only I and III
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Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the correct match from the codes given:
COLUMN I COLUMN II
A P Bulbil
B   Q Rhizome
C    R Offset
D   S Adventitious buds

Codes:
A B C D
1. Q P S R
2. P Q R S
3. P Q S R
4. Q P R S
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