State whether the following statements are true or false:
(i) The hens give birth to chicks like human beings give birth to babies.

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Solution

The correct answer is: False.

$∙$ Animals produce young one by two ways:
$∙$ Some animals give birth to young ones known as viviparous animals; for example: humans, dogs, cats, and many more.
$∙$ Some animals produce their young ones through eggs - oviparous animals; for example: hen, frogs, fish, and many more.

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(a) Each sperm is a single cell.

(b) A new human individual develops from a cell called gamete.

(d) A zygote is formed as a result of fertilisation.

(e) External fertilisation takes place in frog.

(f) An embryo is made up of a single cell.

(g) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.

(h) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.

(i) The hens give birth to chicks like human beings give birth to babies.

(j) Amoeba reproduces by budding.

(k) Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.

(l) Fertilisation is necessary even in asexual reproduction.

(m) Cloning is a sexual reproduction method in mammals.

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(g) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.

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