Class 8 - Science - Reproduction in Animals

NCERT Solutions for Class 8
Science
Chapter 9 – Reproduction in animals
1. Explain the importance of reproduction in organisms.

Ans: Importance of reproduction:
a) Human reproduction is essential for the continuance of the human species.
b) It is the process of producing new individuals from the living organisms.
c) Reproduction ensures the passage of traits and habitats from generation to
generation.
d) Without reproduction the species will be vanished from the earth and there
is no world without species.
2. Describe the process of fertilization in human beings.

Ans: Process of fertilization in human beings:
i. Human reproduction is brought about by formation and fusion of the male
and female gametes. The male gametes, i.e. the sperms are produced by the
testis and the female gametes, i.e. the ovum is produced by the ovary.
ii. During copulation, the male releases sperm into the female reproductive
tract. Since the sperm is a motile gamete, it will swim up the female
reproductive tract to reach the ovum in the fallopian tube.
iii. The process of fertilization happens when the male and female gametes fuse
together in the fallopian tube. The end product of fertilization is called
a zygote, which will develop further and become a foetus in the womb.
3. Choose the most appropriate answer.

a. Internal fertilisation occurs
I. In the female body.
II. Outside female body.
III. In male body.
IV. Outside male body
Ans: (I) In a female body
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Internal fertilization takes place inside the female body and external fertilization
takes place outside the female body.
b. A tadpole develops into an adult frog by the process of

I. Fertilisation.
II. Metamorphosis
III. Embedding
IV. Budding
Ans: (II) Metamorphosis
Fertilization takes place in human beings by the fusion of gametes and budding
is a type of asexual reproduction takes place in parents in forming the buds.
c. The number of nuclei present in a zygote is

I. None
II. One
III. Two
IV. Four
Ans: (II) one
Only one nuclei is present in a zygote.
4. Indicate whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
a) Oviparous animals give birth to young one.
Ans: F
Oviparous animals lay eggs and the young ones develop inside it.
b) Each sperm is a single cell.

Ans: T
c) External fertilisation takes place in frogs.

Ans: T

d) A new human individual develops from a cell called gamete.
Ans: T
e) Egg laid after fertilisation is made up of a single cell.

Ans: T
f) Amoeba reproduces by budding.

Ans: F
Amoeba reproduces asexually through binary fission.
g) Fertilisation is necessary even in asexual reproduction.

Ans: T
h) Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.

Ans: T
i) A zygote is formed as a result of fertilisation.

Ans: T
j) An embryo is made up of a single cell.

Ans: F
Embryo is a multicellular structure.
4. Give two differences between a zygote and Foetus.

Ans: Difference between zygote and foetus:
Zygote Foetus
Zygote is the single cell Foetus is the much-developed
resulting from fusion of form of zygote which has body
ovum and sperm. parts and body organs.

It is generally observed in The foetus is a much-developed
the fallopian tube of the version of a baby present in the
female. uterus.
5. Define asexual reproduction. Describe two methods of asexual

reproduction in animals.
And: Asexual Reproduction:
i. It is a mode of reproduction that does not entails the union of sex cells or
gametes.
ii. There are different types of asexual reproduction, they are binary fission,
budding vegetative propagation, spore formation, fragmentation. There is no
gamete formation in this type of reproduction. Animals like Hydra, Amoeba
undergo asexual mode of reproduction.
Two types of Asexual reproduction are:
a) Budding: It is a type of asexual reproduction in which a new organism
develops from an outgrowth or bud due to cell division at one particular site.
These buds develop into tiny individuals and when fully they mature and
detach from the parets body and become a new independent individual.
Example: Hydra.
b) Binary Fission: In this type of asexual reproduction the body of the organism
mainly unicellular organism divides into two. Each of the two daughter cells
are alike. Example: Amoeba.
6. In which female reproductive organ does the embryo get embedded?

Ans: The embryo gets embedded in the wall of the uterus for further
development.
7. What is metamorphosis? Give examples.

Ans: Metamorphosis:
It means sudden change which happens while developing.
The animals that undergoes metamorphosis are
1. Butterfly (egg  larva  pupa  adult)
2. Frog (egg  tadpole  adult)

8. Difference between internal fertilisation and external fertilisation.
Ans: Difference between internal fertilization and external fertilization:
Internal fertilisation External fertilisation

The fertilisation takes place inside The fertilisation takes place outside
the female body. the body of the female.
Union of male and female gametes Union of male and female gametes
occur in the female body after occur outside the female body.
copulation.
Example- human beings, reptiles, Example- frog, fish and some of the
birds. algae etc.
9. Complete the crossword puzzle using the hints given below.

Across
1. The process of the fusion of the zygotes.
6. The type of fertilisation in hen.
7. Term used for bulges observed on the sides of the body of hydra.
8. Eggs are produced here.
Down
2. Sperms are produced in these male reproductive organs.
3. Another term for the fertilized egg.
4. These animals lay eggs.
5. A type of fission in amoeba.

Ans:
Across
1. The process of the fusion of the zygotes - FERTILIZATION
6. The type of fertilisation in hen - INTERNAL
7. Term used for bulges observed on the sides of the body of hydra - BUDS
8. Eggs are produced here - OVARY
Down
2. Sperms are produced in these male reproductive organs - TESTES
3. Another term for the fertilized egg - ZYGOTE
4. These animals lay eggs - OVIPAROUS
5. A type of fission in amoeba – BINARY

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NCERT Solutions for Class 8

1. Explain the importance of reproduction in organisms.

2. Describe the process of fertilization in human beings.

3. Choose the most appropriate answer.

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b. A tadpole develops into an adult frog by the process of

c. The number of nuclei present in a zygote is

b) Each sperm is a single cell.

c) External fertilisation takes place in frogs.

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e) Egg laid after fertilisation is made up of a single cell.

f) Amoeba reproduces by budding.

g) Fertilisation is necessary even in asexual reproduction.

h) Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.

i) A zygote is formed as a result of fertilisation.

j) An embryo is made up of a single cell.

4. Give two differences between a zygote and Foetus.

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5. Define asexual reproduction. Describe two methods of asexual

6. In which female reproductive organ does the embryo get embedded?

7. What is metamorphosis? Give examples.

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Internal fertilisation External fertilisation

9. Complete the crossword puzzle using the hints given below.

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