PUMPA - SMART LEARNING

எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்

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Theory

Number Name Description
1. Introduction An introductory theory that introduces what is reproduction and the importance of reproduction.
2. Do organisms create exact copies? An theory that emphasizes whether reproduction yields the exact copies and the importance of variation.
3. Types of reproduction A theory that categorizes reproduction, the types of asexual reproduction, the characteristics of asexual reproduction, and the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction.
4. Asexual reproduction - Fission A discussion on fission, the types of fission - binary and multiple fission, and the characteristics of the different types of fissions.
5. Other types of asexual reproduction A discussion on the other types of asexual reproduction - fragmentation, budding, spore formation and regeneration.
6. Sexual Reproduction A theory that focusses on what is sexual reproduction, the types of sexual reproduction, and the characteristics of sexual reproduction.
7. Why sexual reproduction? A theory that emphasizes the advantage of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction, and the importance of sexual reproduction.
8. Puberty, secondary sexual characteristics and reproduction in human A discussion on puberty, secondary sexual characteristics, and theory on why does the body show sexual maturation at a particular stage.
9. Stages of sexual reproduction A theory that explains the different stages of sexual reproduction - the pre-fertilization, fertilization and post fertilization.
10. Human reproductive system - Male reproductive system A theory that explains about the reproductive system, the reproductive tract of male, the accesory glands and the cells present in the testes.
11. Female reproductive system A discussion on the female reproductive system, the anatomy of ovaries and the functions of the female reproductive tract.
12. Female accessory organs and glands A discussion on the different accessory reproductive organs and accessory glands that are involved in a women's reproduction.
13. Gametogenesis - Spermatogenesis A theory that discusses on the topic gametogenesis, mainly the structure of sperms and the process of spermatogenesis.
14. Oogenesis A discussion on oogenesis, the structure of ovum and what is meant by puberty.
15. Fertilisation A theory that explains the process of fertilization, what is meant by acrosomal reaction and capacitation of the sperms.
16. Post fertilisation - embryogenesis - cleavage and implantation A discussion on the post fertilization events particularly the process of cleavage and the implantation of blastula in the uterus.
17. Gastrulation and formation of the placenta A discussion that elaborates and explains about the process of gastrulation, the formation of the placenta and the functions of the placenta.
18. Parturition and lactation A discussion on partiurition, pregnancy or gestation, lactation and the formation of twins - fraternal and identical twins.
19. Menstrual cycle A theory that explains about what is menstruation, what is menstrual cycle and the phases of menstruation.
20. Menstrual cycle phases A theory that explains the various phases of the menstrual cycle in detail, the role of the hormones in the cycle, and the cyclical changes that occur in ovary and the uterus.
21. Reproductive Health A discussion on what is reproductive health, the problems faced in reproductive health and the strategies involved in the improvement of reproductive health.
22. Population explosion and family planning A theory on what is population explosion, family planning, the importance of birth control and the natural methods of contraception.
23. Artificial methods of contraception A theory that emphasizes the importance of contraception and the barrier methods - diaphragm and cervical cap.
24. Hormonal method, IUDs and surgical methods of contraception A discussion on some of the methods of contraceptives - hormonal method, intra-uterine devices and surgical method or sterilization method.
25. Mindmap Conceptual map that recalls and summarizes the subtopic reproduction in animals.

Textbook Questions

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. NCERT Exemplar objective questions Other medium 5 m. A multiple choice question exercise from the NCERT exemplar.
2. NCERT Intext questions Other hard 11 m. An exercise that contains the questions from the NCERT book and long answer question from NCERT exemplar.
3. NCERT book back questions Other hard 7 m. An exercise that contains NCERT book back objective and subjective questions.
4. NCERT exemplar short answer questions Other hard 7 m. A short answer questions from the NCERT exemplar.

Practice Questions

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. Importance of reproduction and DNA - the blueprint of an organism Other easy 2 m. A multiple choice question based exercise on variation, reproduction and importance of reproduction.
2. Difference in secondary sexual characteristics in boys and girls Other easy 3 m. A drag and drop exercise that categorizes the secondary sexual characteristics of boys and girls observed at puberty and the common changes observed in both of them.
3. Different types of asexual reproduction Other easy 3 m. A fill in the blank exercise to recall the different types of asexual reproduction - budding, regeneration, fission, multiple fission, spore formation, and fragmentation.
4. Male secondary sex organs Other easy 2 m. A drag and drop exercise that identifies the accessory or the secondary sex organs of male.
5. Layers of the testes, the cells of seminiferous tubule, and development of oogonia Other easy 3 m. A multiple choice question that evaluates the students on the concepts - testes, primary and secondary sex organs, the layers of testes, the cells of seminiferous tubules, oogenesis and development of oogonia.
6. Sperm structure, oogenesis and menstrual cycle Other easy 3 m. A true or false exercise that tests the knowledge of students on the concepts of the male gamete, the structure of sperm, their function, the structure of the female gamete and the process of gametogenesis.
7. Menstrual cycle and the events that take place in the cycle Other easy 3 m. A drag and drop exercise that enables to understand the different phases of the menstrual cycle, the different hormones involved and the events that occur in the menstrual cycle.
8. Fertilization and stages of post fertilization Other easy 2 m. A multiple choice question exercise based on what is fertilization, the acrosomal and cortical reactions, the different developmental stages of the zygote from cleavage to implantation.
9. Lactation, gestation and reproductive health Other easy 3 m. A drag and drop exercise based on the parturition, pregnancy or gestation, the hormones involved in childbirth, different types of twins, and reproductive health.
10. Family planning, contraception and the different ways of birth control Other easy 3 m. A drop down match the following exercise to evaluate the student's understanding on population explosion, what is family planning and the types of birth control.
11. Types of reproduction and stages of sexual reproduction Other easy 2 m. A fill in the blank exercise based on the concepts - reproduction, types - sexual and asexual, the characteristics of sexual and asexual reporoduction, and the different stages of reproduction.
12. Reproduction and its type, and stages of reproduction Other medium 4 m. A multiple choice question exercise based on what is reproduction, types - sexual and asexual reproduction, and the different stages of sexual reproduction - pre-fertilization, fertilization and post fertilization.
13. Testes, primary and secondary sex organs in male Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise based to analyse the primary sex organs, secondary sex organs in male, the role of primary and secondary sex organs and the cells, layers in testes.
14. Parts of a sperm and an egg, functions of each part, gametogenesis Other medium 4 m. A multiple choice based exercise that helps to recall the concepts of the structure of the male and female gamete and the process of gametogenesis - spermatogenesis and oogenesis.
15. Primary reproductive organ and the ovarian follicles Other medium 4 m. A drop down exercise that tests the knowledge of the students on the concept - ovaries, the associated structures, the anatomy of ovaries, and the ovarian follicles.
16. Primary and accessory organs and reproductive glands in women Other medium 5 m. A drop down exercise where the student applies the concepts studied in the female reproductive system to identify the female primary, secondary reproductive organs and glands.
17. Advantages and disadvantages of sexual, asexual reproduction and organisms involved in fission Other medium 5 m. A multiple choice question exercise on the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction, and the examples of the organisms that are involved in the different fission types.
18. Implantation, gastrula, and the functions of placenta Other medium 4 m. A fill in the blank exercise that recalls the topics - placenta, the functions of placenta, what is gastrula and what is meant by implantation.
19. Phases of menstruation and developmental stages of zygote Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise to understand the sequence of events during the formation of a zygote and the phases of the menstrual cycle.
20. Different artificial methods of contraception Other medium 5 m. A drag and drop match the following exercise that matches the picture with their respective functions and what they are made of.
21. The importance of variation and DNA copying in reproduction Other medium 5 m. A drag and drop exercise where four statements are given, where the student needs to find out the incorrect option by analysing all the other statements.
22. Difference between primary, secondary sex organs and layers of uterus Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise to understand the differences between primary and secondary sex organs; and the endometrium and myometrium.
23. Gametes of male and female, uterine layers Other medium 4 m. A picture based exercise that allows the student to analyse and identify the parts of the male gamete, female gamete, the layers of the uterus and the female reproductive tract.
24. Characteristics of sexual and asexual reproduction Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise to categorize the characteristics of sexual and asexual reproduction.
25. Difference between sperm and egg; spermatogenesis and oogenesis Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise to understand the differences between sperm and an egg - the gametes, and the different process of gametogenesis.
26. Male and female reproductive system Other medium 4 m. A picture based exercise that helps the student to analyse the various parts of the male and female reproductive system.
27. Steps involved in the formation of the zygote till parturition Other medium 5 m. A drag and drop exercise that estimates the student's understanding the steps that are involved in the formation of the zygote until parturition or childbirth.
28. Types of sexual and asexual reproduction Other medium 4 m. A drop down who am I exercise to find the types of the sexual and asexual reproduction.
29. Cyclical changes that occurs in the different phases of menstrual cycle Other medium 4 m. A drag and drop exercise to complete the table on the events that occur during the different phases of menstrual cycle.
30. Reproductive health related problems, strategies, lactation, maternal and fraternal twins Other medium 5 m. A multiple choice question exercise based on the concepts lactation, gestation, identical and fraternal twins, reproductive health related problems and strategies to overcome these.
31. Contraceptive devices, stages of sexual reproduction, placenta Other medium 5 m. A drop down match the following exercise where the student matches the column A with column B.
32. Overpopulation, family planning, menstruation, and types of contraceptions Other hard 9 m. An assertion and reasoning based exercise on the concepts of overpopulation, population explosion, family planning, different types of contraceptions, the male and female reproductive systems - menstrual cycle.
33. Events involved in the menstrual cycle with and without fertilization Other hard 9 m. A drag and drop exercise to understand the sequence of steps that occur in menstrual cycle when fertilization occurs and when fertilization does not occur.
34. Reproduction types, types of reproductive organs, male and female reproductive tract Other hard 7 m. An exercise where two correct statements must be identifed from five statements based on the topic animal reproduction.
35. Menstruation, changes observed during menstruation, different stages of sexual reproduction Other hard 6 m. A two statement exercise that tests the students based on the concepts of the different contraception methods, the hormones secreted in the different phases of menstruation, the functions of the hormones, and the different stages of sexual reproduction.
36. Variation in reproduction and the importance of sexual reproduction Other hard 6 m. A drag and drop exercise where the correct statement from the other incorrect statements must be selected.

Entrance Exam Questions

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. NTSE exam archieves Other medium 4 m. To practice the NTSE previous year questions.
2. NTSE previous year questions Other medium 4 m. To practice the NTSE previous year questions.
3. NEET previous year questions Other medium 4 m. To practice the NEET previous year questions from question papers.

Key Questions for School Exam Preparation

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. VSA questions Other easy 2 m. An exercise that contains the one mark questions from the previous year CBSE question papers.
2. Activity - to observe binary fission and budding Other hard 13 m. An activity to observe the asexual methods of reproduction under the microscope in slides.
3. SA questions from previous year question papers Other hard 8 m. An exercise that contains two marks and three marks questions from the CBSE previous year question papers.
4. Long answer questions and CBSE lab based questions Other hard 12 m. An exercise based on the long answer five mark questions that has been asked in the previous year CBSE question papers and lab based subjective viva voice questions.

Questions for Teacher Use

Number Name Type Difficulty Marks Description
1. Activity - to draw the male and female reproductive organs Other hard 12 m. An activity to draw the longitudinal section of testes, female reproductive organs and to write a short note on the female reproductive organs.
2. Activity - to draw the male and female gamete Other hard 12 m. An activity to draw the male and female gamete - the sperm and ovum respectively, and to write a short note on the male gamete and its parts.
3. Short answer questions on the various stages of sexual reproduction and the reproductive tract Other hard 10 m. An exercise that contains additional short answer question on contraceptives and various stages of sexual reproduction.
4. Additional long questions in the human reproduction Other hard 10 m. An exercise that contains additional long answer questions from the topic reproduction in animals and human reproduction.
5. Gametes and Genetic Reproduction Other medium 1 m. Practice the question related to the Vegetative reproduction through stem.
6. Organisms involved in fission Other medium 2 m. A multiple choice question exercise on the advantages and disadvantages of sexual and asexual reproduction, and the examples of the organisms that are involved in the different fission types.

Worksheets

Number Name Recomended time: Difficulty Marks Description
1. Worksheet 1 00:00:00 medium 8 m. The worksheet contains the exercises about the DNA copying and types of asexual reproduction.
2. Worksheet 2 00:00:00 medium 10 m. The worksheet contains the exercises about the sexual reproduction and the reproductive systems.
3. Worksheet 3 00:00:00 medium 8 m. The worksheet contains the exercises about the gametogenesis and fertilisaion events.
4. Worksheet 4 00:00:00 medium 9 m. The worksheet contains the exercises about the menstrual cycles and reproductive health.
5. Worksheet 5 00:00:00 medium 9 m. The worksheet contains the exercise about the human reproductive system.

Periodic assessments

Number Name Recomended time: Difficulty Marks Description
1. Homework 1 00:20:00 medium 13 m. A homework that consists of an activity to observe asexual reproduction - binary fission and budding.
2. Homework 2 00:20:00 medium 14 m. A homework test that focusses on the activity to draw the male and female reproductive organs and the male secondary sex organs.
3. Homework 3 00:20:00 medium 12 m. A homework test that comprises an activity to draw the male and the female gamete and also to write a short note on the male gamete.
4. Homework 4 00:20:00 medium 12 m. A homework test that focusses on the reproduction, importance of reproduction, menstruation, changes associated with it, testes and the primary sex organs.
5. Homework 5 00:15:00 medium 13 m. A homework on the topic sexual reproduction, asexual reproduction, types of sexual and asexual reproduction, secondary sexual characters, and the importance and features of sexual reproduction.
6. Homework 6 00:15:00 medium 10 m. A homework test on reproduction types - asexual and sexual, the male and female reproductive organs.
7. Homework 7 00:15:00 medium 11 m. A homework test on menstrual cycle, the phases, and changes that occurs, spermatogenesis, oogenesis, and the advantages and disadvantages of the different types of reproduction.
8. Homework 8 00:10:00 medium 13 m. A homework test on the topic pre and post fertilization events and reproductive health.
9. Homework 9 00:15:00 medium 13 m. A homework test on the types of reproduction, the characteristics, advantages and disadvantages, different contraception methods, and the pre-fertilisation events.
10. Revision test 1 00:15:00 medium 17 m. A revision test that focusses on the phases of menstruation, the developmental stages, the primary and secondary sex organs and glands.
11. Revision test 2 00:20:00 medium 16 m. A revision test that focusses on the contraceptive devices, types of the devices, reproduction, its types, and functions of various organs in male and female reproductive tract.
12. Revision test 3 00:20:00 medium 19 m. A revision test on the topic cyclical changes that occurs in menstruation, parts of the sperm, egg, and NCERT intext questions and NCERT exemplar long answer questions on the topic reproduction in animals.
13. Revision test 4 00:20:00 medium 19 m. A revision test that evaluates the knowledge of students on the different primary and accessory reproductive organs, glands, overpopulation, family planning, contraception.
14. Revision test 5 00:25:00 medium 19 m. A revision test that consists of the objective and subjective questions from the NCERT exemplar and book back questions.
15. Revision test 6 00:25:00 medium 18 m. A revision test that helps to recall what is blastula, morula, gastrula, implantation, gestation, lactation, fertilization and post fertilization changes.
16. Revision test 7 00:20:00 medium 19 m. A revision test that contains different questions on the chapter animal reproduction particulary human reproduction.
17. Revision test 8 00:25:00 medium 22 m. A revision test based on the questions asked from previous year CBSE question papers and lab based subjective viva voice questions.
18. Revision test 9 00:25:00 medium 25 m. A revision test about reproductive health, reasons for over population, the types of contraceptive devices, and the NCERT intext questions.
19. Periodic Assessment 00:10:00 medium 4 m. PA 1