Class 10 Science · Chapter 8

Heredity

285 Class 10 Science questions on Heredity from the NCERT textbook, NCERT Exemplar and CBSE board papers 2017–2026, each with its answer and a step-by-step solution.

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Questions · page 15 of 15

1. Q281 CBSE 2017
   The following vegetables ​are ​kept ​in a basket : Potato, Tomato, ​Radish, ​Brinjal, Carrot, ​Bottle-gourd Which ​two of these vegetables correctly represent the homologous structures ?

   1. (a)Carrot and Tomato
   2. (b)Potato and Brinjal
   3. (c)Radish and Carrot
   4. (d)Radish and Bottle-gourd
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   (c) Radish and Carrot

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2. Q282 CBSE 2017
   Select ​the pair ​of ​analogous ​organs from ​the ​following.

   1. (a)Limbs of birds and reptiles
   2. (b)Limbs of reptiles and amphibians
   3. (c)Limbs of birds and human beings
   4. (d)Wings of birds and bats
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   (d) Wings of birds and bats

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3. Q283 CBSE 2017
   If you are asked ​to ​select ​from ​the following a group ​of vegetables of ​homologous ​structure, which one would you select ?

   1. (a)Carrot, sweet potato and potato
   2. (b)Carrot and radish
   3. (c)Carrot, potato and tomato
   4. (d)Brinjal and radish
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   (b) Carrot and radish

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4. Q284 CBSE 2017
   A ​basket of ​vegetables ​contains ​Carrot, Potato, Radish and Tomato. The correct ​homologous pair ​is ​represented by

   1. (a)Carrot and Potato
   2. (b)Carrot and Radish
   3. (c)Carrot and Tomato
   4. (d)Potato and Tomato
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   (b) Carrot and Radish

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5. Q285 CBSE 2017
   Four students A, ​B, ​C and D listed the following sets of organs of different organisms as homologous ​organs. Who ​was correct ? A. wings of a bat and wings of a ​butterfly B. wings of a pigeon and wings of a ​bat C. ​wings of a pigeon and wings of a butterfly D. forelimbs of a cow, a duck ​and a lizard

   1. (a)A
   2. (b)B
   3. (c)C
   4. (d)D
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   (d) D

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