ODISHA ADARSHA VIDYALAYA SANGATHAN

XII Biology Homework for Week 4

CLASS 12 - BIOLOGY

Time Allowed : 180 mins Maximum Marks : 50

General Instructions:
The assignment has 10 MCQs, 5 VSA Questions, 7 SA Questions, 3 Case Based Questions,
and 2 LA Questions Draw and label diagrams wherever necessary
Section A

1 Choose the correct combination of labelling the hormonal control of female [1]
reprodcutive system

a) (a) - GnRH, (b) - LH/FH, (c) - oestrogen or progestrone, (d) - uterus

b) (a) - GnRH, (b) - STH, (c) - LH, (d) - uterus

c) (a) - GnRH, (b) - TH, (c) - LTH, (d) - uterus

d) (a) - GnRH, (b) - ACTH, (c) - LH, (d) - uterus

2 Identify the correct statement from the following: [1]

a) Oogonial cells start to proliferate and give rise to functional ova in regular
cycles from puberty onwards.

b) High levels of estrogen triggers the ovulatory surge.

c) Progesterone level is high during the post ovulatory phase of menstrual cycle.

d) Sperms released from seminiferous tubules are highly motile.

3 Which one of the following statements is incorrect about menstruation? [1]
1. At menopause in the female, there is especially abrupt increase in
gonadotropic hormones.

2. The beginning of the menstruation cycle is called menarche.

3. During normal menstruation about 40 ml blood is lost.

4. The menstrual fluid can easily clot.

a) During normal menstruation about 40 ml blood is lost.

b) At menopause in the female, there is especially abrupt increase in

gonadotropic hormones.

c) The menstrual fluid can easily clot.

d) The beginning of the menstruation cycle is called menarche.

4 Which of the following is correct grouping? [1]

1. Ectoderm - Retina, epidermis and nervous system

2. Mesoderm - Kidneys, connective tissue and testis

3. Mesoderm - Ovary, urinary bladder and kidneys

4. Endoderm - - Thyroid, pineal and thymus

a) Option dis correct

b) Option cis correct

c) Option bis correct

d) Option a is correct

5 Which of the following statements regarding the sperm is incorrect? [1]

a) Mitochondria provideenergy for the sperm.

b) The head of sperm has nucleus capped by the acrosome.

c) The acrosome is derived from the nucleus.

d) The neck has proximal and distal centrioles.

6 What happens during fertilization after all the sperm reach close to ovum? [1]
a) All sperms except one lose their tails.
 b) Cells of corona radiate trap all the sperms except one.

c) Only two sperm nearest to ovum penetrate zona pellucida.

d) The secretion of acrosome helps one sperm enter the cytoplasm of the ovum.

7 Seminal plasma of human is rich in: [1]

a) Glucose and certain enzymes but no calcium

b) Fructose, calcium and certain enzymes

c) Fructose and certain enzymes but poor in calcium

d) Fructose and calcium but no enzyme

8 A human female is born with a million of primary oocytes at the time of birth but [1]
only some 500 eggs get a chance to maturity. What is the destiny of rest of the
egg?

a) Rest of eggs move out of the ovary and are destroyed by leucocytes.

b) Rest of eggs nurture the dominant follicular cells.

c) Rest of eggs break down and are absorbed i.e. degenerative follicular atresia.

d) Rest of eggs differentiate back to thecal and granulosa cells.

9 Assertion (A): The human male ejaculates about 100 million sperms per ml [1]
during coitus produces normal fertility.
Reason (R): Semen with 80 percent sperms have normal shape and size and 60
percent of them show vigorous motility, produces very good fertility.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

d) A is false but R is true.

10 Assertion (A): Sertoli cells take part in the process of spermiogenesis. [1]
Reason (R): Sertoli cells also produce androgens.

a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

c) A is true but R is false.

 d) A is false but R is true.

Section B

11 Mention the essential of LH surge during the menstrual cycle. [1]

12 Name the accessory structures of female reproductive system. [1]
13 Differentiate between menarche and menopause. [1]
14 1. In which part of human female reproductive system, following events [1]
occur:

a. Fertilization

b. Implantation

2. In Diagram of blastocyst, identify A and B.

15 Fertilization performs two functions. What are these? [1]

Section C

16 Mention the difference between spermiogenesis and spermiation. [2]

17 Where are the Leydig cells present? What is their role in reproduction? [2]
18 Explain the formation of placenta after implantation in a human female. [2]
19 From which germ layers do the following organs differentiate [2]
(a) Kidney
(b) Urinary bladder

20 The blood of mother never mixes with thatof foetus yet it nourishes the foetus, [3]
how?
21 Draw a labelled diagram to show interrelationship of four accessory ducts in a [3]
human male reproductive system.
22 Draw a labelled diagram of a cross - section through a small part of a [3]
seminiferous tubule of the testis to show some stages of spermatogenesis.
Section D

23 Read the following and answer any four questions: [4]

The reproductive cycle in female primatesis called the menstrual cycle.One ovum
is released during the middleof each menstrual cycle.The cycle starts with the
menstrual phase when menstrual flow occurs and it lasts for 3 - 5 days.The
menstrual flow results due to the breakdown of the endometrial lining of the
uterus and its blood vessels which form a liquid that comes out through the
vagina. The menstrual phase is followed by the follicular phase, the primary
follicles in the ovary grow to become a fully mature Graafian follicle.Both LH and
FSH attain a peak level in the middle of the cycle. The ovulatory phase is followed
by the luteal phase during which the remaining parts of the Graafian follicle
transform. During pregnancy, all events of the menstrual cycle stop and there is
no menstruation.

Ovulation in the human female normally takes place during the menstrual cycle

1. at the mind secretory phase

2. just before the end of the secretory phase

3. at the beginning of the proliferative phase

4. at the end of the proliferative phase

Immediately after ovulation, the mammalian egg is covered by a membrane

known as

1. chorion

2. zona pellucida

3. corona radiata

4. vitelline membrane

Which one of the following events are correctly matched with the time period in a
normal menstrual cycle?

1. Release of egg: 5th day

2. Endometrium regenerates: 5 – 10 days

3. Endometrium secretes nutrients for implantation: 11 – 18 days

4. Rise in progesterone level: 1 – 15 days

In the given figure identify the correct sequence

 1. Primary follicle, Ovum, Corpus luteum, Graafian follicle

2. Corpus luteum, Graafian follicle, Primary follicle, Ovum

3. Primary follicle, Graafian follicle, Ovum, Corpus luteum

4. Corpus luteum, Primary follicle, Graafian follicle, Ovum

Assertion: The tertiary follicle further changes into the mature follicle or
Graafian follicle.

24 Read the following and answer any four questions: [4]

Each testicular lobule of testis contains one to three highly coiled seminiferous
tubules. Wall of each seminiferous tubule is formed of single layered germinal
epithelium. Majority of cells in this epithelium are cuboidal called male germ
cells. Study the transverse section of part of seminiferous tubule and answer the
following questions.

1. What is the characteristic of K?

a. K is spermatogonium which grows into primary spermatocyte.

b. K is Sertoli cell which provides nutrition to spermatids.

c. K is secondary spermatocyte which undergo meiosis II to form a
spermatid.

d. K is spermatid being converted into sperm.

2. Which of the following cell undergo reduction division to form secondary

spermatocyte?

a. J
 b. M

c. L

d. K

3. How many among the following have 46 chromosomes?

J, K, L, M, N, O

a. 2

b. 4

c. 5

d. 3

4. Select an option that correctly identifies different labels.

a. L - Primary spermatocyte, N - Spermatozoa, M - Secondary

spermatocyte

b. J - Spermatogonium, K - Sertoli cell, O - Spermatozoa

c. L - Primary spermatocyte, M - Secondary spermatocyte, N -
Spermatozoa

d. J - Spermatogonium, K - Primary spermatocyte, N - Spermatid

5. Which hormone initiates spermatogenesis at puberty?

a. FSH

b. ICSH

c. ABP

d. GnRH

Section E

25 1. When does oogenesis in a human female get (1) initiated, and (2) [5]
completed?
2. Starting from oogonia, explain the changes that it undergoes leading to the
formation of a mature Graafian follicle.

26 1. When and how does foetal ejection reflex begin? [5]

2. Pituitary gland and uterine muscles play an important role during
parturition. Explain.
3. A functional mammary gland is a
characteristic of all female mammals.
Given below is a diagrammatic
sectional view of a mammary gland.
Identify the parts 1, 2 and 3, and
mention one function of each of
them.