Biology Reproduction MCQs Chapter 4 Class 12

Biology Reproduction for Second Year Entry Tests and FSC Board Exams

Reproduction is a fundamental chapter in Second Year Biology that explains how organisms produce offspring and ensure survival of their species. This topic is crucial for students preparing for MDCAT, NUMS, AKU, NUST, UET ECAT, and FSC Second Year board exams. Key concepts include sexual and asexual reproduction, human reproductive system, gametogenesis, fertilization, pregnancy, and reproductive health, which are frequently tested in both MCQs and short-answer questions.

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Development of an egg into zygote without fertilization is called

Parthenogenesis

Apomixes

Parthenocarpy

None of these

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Treponema pallidum causes:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Syphilis

B) Gonorrhoea

C) AIDS

D) Herpes

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In human females, oocytes are held in the second metaphase until ________.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Death

B) Birth

C) Ovulation

D) Fertilization

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The sexually transmitted disease, that can affect both the male and the female genitals and may damage the eyes of babies born of infected mothers is:

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) AIDS

B) Hepatitis

C) Gonorrhoea

D) All of these

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Which one of the following represents the changes that occur in the ovary and the uterus approximately every 28 days involving ovulation with the breakdown and loss of the lining of the uterus?

PMC 2020
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Ovulation

B) Menstrual cycle

C) Uterine cycle

D) Embryo formation

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In the male reproductive tract, sperm cells follow a specific path. Which of the following do sperm cells enter after traveling through the epididymis?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Urethra

B) Seminiferous tubules

C) Ejaculatory duct

D) Vas deferens

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Hydra reproduces asexually by:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Binary fission

B) Multiple fission

D) Regeneration

C) Budding

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Only one ovary is functional at a time in:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Human

B) Eagle

C) Chicken

D) Pigeon and human

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Which method is of asexual reproduction?

Sporulation

Fission

Apomixis

All of these

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In sexual reproduction, plants have diplohaplontic life cycle with alternating

Diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations

Haploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte generations

Diploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte generations

Haploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations

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Pituitary gland releases ______ hormone and _______ hormone while ovaries produce _______ and progesterone.

NTS 2019
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Follicle-stimulating and luteinizing, estrogen

B) Estrogen and follicle-stimulating, luteinizing

C) Luteinizing arid estrogen, follicle-stimulating

D) Follicle-stimulating and estrogen, luteinizing

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Testes are structures that produce:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Spores

B) Sperms

C) Seeds

D) Ova

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The egg-laying birds are called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oviparous

B) Viviparous

C) Monotremes

D) All of these

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Which one is not a day neutral plant?

Cucumber

Maize

Cotton

Tobacco

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Which organ(s) in the male reproductive system produce gametes?

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Vas deferens

B) Malpighian tubule system

C) Seminiferous tubules

D) Ejaculatory duct

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Colour of corpus luteum is:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Red

B) Yellow

C) Grey

D) Black

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Which disorder among the following CANNOT be detected by amniocentesis?..

NTS 2019
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Haemophilia

B) Heart defects

D) Cystic fibrosis

C) Tay-Sachs disease

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Female rabbits are:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) induced ovulators

B) spontaneous ovulators

C) seasonal ovulators

D) indifferent ovulators

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In asexual reproduction offspring are produced by which of the following?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) meiosis

B) mitosis

C) both a and b

D) none of these

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Egg-laying mammals are called:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Prototheria

B) Protozoa

C) Chordata

D) Monotremes

E) Both A and D

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What is critical in photoperiodism?

Length of light period

Length of dark period

Both a and b

None of these

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Developing seeds are rich source of

Auxins

Gibberellins

Cytokinins

All of these

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A pollen tube serves to:

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Produce sperms

B) Store food for the developing embryo

C) Transfer sperms from the stigma to the ovary

D) Produce female gametophytes

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Gametes in animals are produced by

Mitosis

RedMeiosis

BlueFission

Apomixis

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Male and female sea urchins release their sperm and eggs Into the water where fertilization takes place. How can their reproduction be described?

NTS 2013
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) asexual reproduction which results in genetically dissimilar offspring

B) asexual reproductlon whlch results In genetically identical offspring

C) Sexual reproduction which results in genetically dissimilar offspring

D) Sexual reproduction which results in genetically identical offspring

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Referring to sexual reproduction, humans are:

NTS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Hermaphrodites

B) Vivaparous

C) Oviparous

D) Self-fertilized

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A major constituent of contraceptive pills is:

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Estrogen

B) Progesterone

C) Prolactin

D) Testosterone

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Fallopian tube in humans is important for:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Ovulation

B) Primary oocyte

D) Ova

C) Secondary oocyte

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Which of the following is correct in humans?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Both sperm and egg contain yolk

B) All genetic information comes from sperm

C) Sperm contains little cytoplasm

D) Fertilization commonly occurs in the uterus

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Example of ovoviviparous

Reptiles

Mammal s

Duckbill platypus

Frog

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In parthenocarpy which levels are high in ovaries

Gibberalins

Cytokinins

Auxins

All of these

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In asexual reproduction offspring are produced by

Meiosis

Mitosis

Both a and b

None of these

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Ovulation is induced by ______ hormone secreted by the pituitary gland.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Follicle stimulating

B) Estrogen

C) Luteinizing hormone

D) Progesterone

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In which organism males are haploid

Aphids

Honey bee

Mosquito

Butterfly

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Follicle – stimulating hormone, which is produced by the pituitary gland, stimulates the ovaries to produce:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Estrogen

B) Estrogen and progesterone

C) Progesterone

D) Oxytocin

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Which of the following is found beneath the prostate gland?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) vas deferens

B) seminal vesicle

C) urethra

D) cowper's gland

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Amniocentesis is performed between the:

NTS 2011
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) 16th and 18th week of gestation

B) 1st and 2nd week of gestation

C) 30th and 32nd week of gestation

D) 37th and 38th week of gestation

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Which statement is incorrect?

Climacteric is burst of respiratory activity in fruit ripening

It is associated with ethane production C

It helps in fruit set

It helps in fruit ripening

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Luteinizing hormone, which is produced by the pituitary gland, promotes ovulation and stimulate the ovaries to produce:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Estrogen

B) Estrogen and progesterone

C) Progesterone

D) Oxytocin

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In sexual reproduction, plants have diplohaplontic life cycle with alternating

Diploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations

Haploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte generations

Diploid sporophyte and diploid gametophyte generations

Haploid sporophyte and haploid gametophyte generations

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The human cells affected in HIV are which of the following?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) RBCs

B) WBCs

C) Platelets

D) stem cells

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Seeds are dormant in conditions of

Water scarcity

Low temperature

Harsh winters

All of these

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Duration of menstrual cycle is how many days on average?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) 25

B) 26

C) 27

D) 28

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Which statement is correct?

In heteromorphic generations are vegetatively dissimilar

. In isomorphic generations are vegetatively dissimilar

In isomorphic generations are vegetatively similar

Both a and c

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Which characteristic is not of identical twins

. Produced by separation of two blastomeres

Have different genetic makeup

Produced asexually

Produced when embryo is at two cell stage

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Which statement is incorrect?

In short day plants red light prevents flowering

Henbane is a short day plant

In long day plants for red light promotes flowering

Leaf unrolling occurs in grasses

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The primary oocyte in mammals has which of the following structures around it:

NUMS 2014
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Zona Pellucida

B) Zona Vasculosa

C) Zona radiata

D) None of them

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Which of the following is an ovoviviparous animal?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) basking shark

B) humans

C) blue shark

D) all of these

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Menstrual cycle can be divided into:

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Single phase

B) Two phases

C) Three phases

D) Four phases

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Which of these cycles operate in human females?

PMC Sample 2
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oestrous cycle

B) Menstrual cycle

C) Both Options A and B are correct

D) None of these options is correct

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Viviparous animals are those in which

. Internal fertilization with external development in eggs

Internal fertilization with internal development inside female body

Internal fertilization and internal development followed by hatching of egg

External fertilization with external development

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Which of the following hormones of the pituitary gland regulates the menstrual cycle?

PMC 2020
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Follicle Stimulating hormone and Estrogen

B) Luteinizing hormone and Estrogen

C) Follicle Stimulating hormone and Luteinizing hormone

D) Estrogen and Progesterone

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In cloning, nucleus is introduced into

Somatic cell

Egg cell

Sperm cell

None of thes

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In humans, ovaries after birth contain:

NUMS 2018
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oogonia

B) Primary oocyte

C) Secondary oocyte

D) Ova

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In which of the following options is mitotic division involved?

NUMS 2015
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Oogonium to primary oocyte

B) Primary oocyte to secondary oocyte

C) Secondary oocyte to egg

D) None of the given options

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All of the following are sexually transmitted diseases except:

NTS 2011
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Syphilis

B) Gonorrhea

C) Alzheimer's Disease

D) Genital Herpes

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During birth, central nervous system of infants can be damaged by

PMC Sample 3
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) syphilis

B) genital herpes

C) gonorrhoa

D) HPV

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What is the commercial method of producing millions of seedlings in limited time?

NUMS 2016
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Parthenogenesis

B) Parthenocarpy

C) Cutting

D) Grafting

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In which organism males are haploid?

PMC Sample 1
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Aphids

B) mosquito

C) butterfly

D) honey bee

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In biennials and perennials, low temperature stimulus is not received by

Shoot apex of mature stem

Embryo of the seed

Leaves of the plants

None of the above

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Menstruation, the shedding of the lining of the uterus (endometrium), is accompanied by:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Biology
Reproduction
Elimination Tool:

A) Shivering

B) Fever

C) Bleeding

D) Vomiting

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Importance of Reproduction in Competitive Biology

A strong understanding of Reproduction helps students explain male and female reproductive anatomy, menstrual cycle, hormonal regulation, and development of the embryo. Topics like fertilization, implantation, stages of pregnancy, and common reproductive disorders are commonly asked in entry tests. Practicing chapter-wise MCQs, diagrams, and topic-wise exercises strengthens conceptual clarity, improves accuracy, and boosts confidence during exams.

Effective Preparation and Practice Resources for Second Year Students

Effective preparation for Reproduction includes regular revision, MCQ practice, and mock tests. Solving past papers and exam-focused questions helps students identify key areas and frequently tested concepts. PLS Academy provides structured learning resources that allow students to systematically prepare for Reproduction and perform confidently in medical entry tests and FSC Second Year board examinations.

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Comments

5 responses to “Biology Reproduction MCQs Chapter 4 Class 12”

Anonymous

October 7, 2022

Answer to 8th mcq is wrong
1. Anonymous
  
  March 17, 2023
  
  its c
Mehwish

February 15, 2023

Don’t you think that menstrual cycle contains 4 phases ??? Answer to 3rd mcq must be (d) ……..
1. Anonymous
  
  March 6, 2023
  
  no Accord to Fed Bio it has 3 phases
  1. rimsha
    
    March 12, 2023
    
    the answer to phase of menustral cycle is4