Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Reproduction in Organisms

Question:

A few statements describing certain features about Reproduction are given below:

Which among the following is not  true about sexual reproduction?

  1. Reduction division takes place
  2. Gametic fusion takes place
  3. Progeny morphologically and genetically similar 
  4. Fertilization takes place
Options:

1 and 2

1 and 4

Only 3

None of these

Correct Answer:

Only 3

Explanation:

 In asexual reproduction  single individual (parent) is capable of producing offspring. As a result, the offspring that are produced are not only identical to one another but are also exact copies of their parent. The term clone is used to describe such morphologically and genetically similar individuals . But in sexual reproduction ,reduction division ,gametic fusion and  fertilization takes place.