NCERT SOLUTIONS

CLASS-XII BIOLOGY
CHAPTER-3
Q1: HUMAN REPRODUCTION
Fill in the blanks:

(a) Humans reproduce ____. (asexually/sexually)

(b) Humans are____. (oviparous/viviparous/ovoviviparous)

(c) Fertilization is ____ in humans. (external/internal)

(d) Male and female gametes are ____. (diploid/haploid)

(e) Zygote is ____. (diploid/hap loid)

(f) The process of release of the ovum from a mature follicle is called____.
(g) Ovulation is induced by a honnone called the _ __.

(h) The fusion of the male and the female gametes is called ____.

(i) Fertilization takes place in the ____.

U) The zygote divides to fonn _, which is implanted in uterus.

{k) The structure which provides vascular connection between the fetus and uterus is called_ _ _
_.

Answer:
sexual l y .
(a) Humans reproduce
viviparous
(b) Humans are .
internal
(c) Ferti lization is in humans.
haploid
(d) Male and female gametes are .
diploid .
(e) Zygote is
ovulation
(f) The process of release of the ovum from a mature follicle is called

luicinizing hormone
(g) Ovulation is induced by a hormone called the
fcrtilimtion
(h) The fusion of the male and the female gametes is called
fal lop ian tube .
(i ) Fertilization takes place in the
blnstocyst
(j) The zygote divides to form , which is implanted in uterus.

placenta
(k) The structure which provides vascular connection between the fetus and uterus is called

Q2:

Draw a labeled diagram of male reproductive system.

Answer:

Ureter
'-M"l9'\""-- Urtnaiy blredder
Sertlutal \e$1:c:le-�'.t.
Prosr11e
---:e+--f---l!ulbouretht.11 gland
S1)er'O'lduct

-Tes,is

Q3:

Draw a labeled diagram of female reproductive system.

Answer :

Q4: Write two major functions each of testis and ovary.

Answer: Functions of the Testis:

(a) They produce male gametes called spermatozoa by the process of

spermatogenesis .