Complete the following sentences by choosing the appropriate words from the brackets.

(Inheritance, sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, chromosomes, DNA, RNA, gene)

a. Hereditary characters are transferred from parents to offsprings by ............, hence they are said to be structural and functional units of heredity.

b. Organisms produced by ............ show minor variations.

c. The component which is in the nuclei of cells and carries the hereditary characteristics is called .............

d. Chromosomes are mainly made up of .............

e. Organisms produced through ............ show major variations.

Open in App

Solution

a. Hereditary characters are transferred from parents to offsprings by gene, hence they are said to be structural and functional units of heredity.
b. Organisms produced by asexual reproduction show minor variations.
c. The component which is in the nuclei of cells and carries the hereditary characteristics is called chromosome.
d. Chromosomes are mainly made up of DNA.
e. Organisms produced through sexual reproduction show major variations.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Q. Assertion: Term clone is used for the offsprings produced by asexual reproduction.
Reason: Clones are cells or organisms that are morphologically and genetically identical

Choose the correct statements about reproduction.

a) Reproduction produces progeny with more or less similar features to the parents.

b) Reproduction occurs by involving one parent (asexual) or two parents (sexual).

c) Budding and fragmentation are the types of asexual reproduction.

d) Reproduction is not observed in non-living organisms.

Q. Two offsprings having the same genetic material and the same body features, produced by one parent through asexual reproduction, are called

Q. Read the following statements and find out the incorrect statement.
A) Genetics deals with the inheritance as well as variation of characters from parents to offspring
B) Variation is the process by which characters are passed on from parent to progeny
C) Inheritance is the basis of heredity
D) Inheritance is the degree by which progeny differ from their parents
E) Human knew from as early as

8000 - 10000 B . C .

that one of the causes of variation was hidden in sexual reproduction

Identify the incorrect statement.
(a) In asexual reproduction, the offspring produced are morphologically and genetically identical to the parent.
(b) Zoospores are sexual reproductive structures.
(c) In asexual reproduction, a single parent prodices offspring with or without the formation of gametes.
(d) Conidica are asexual structure in Penicillium.

Join BYJU'S Learning Program