Mnemonics: Reproduction | Science Class 10 PDF Download

1. Types of Asexual Reproduction

Mnemonic: "Fabulous Frogs Regret Boring Vegetables, Soak Spore Soup"

• F - Fission
  Binary Fission: 
  Example: Amoeba
  Multiple Fission: 
  Example: Plasmodium
• F - Fragmentation
  Example: Spirogyra
• R - Regeneration
  Example: Planaria
• B - Budding
  Example: Hydra
• V - Vegetative Propagation
  Stem Cutting: 
  Example: Sugarcane
  Layering: 
  Example: Jasmine
  Grafting: 
  Example: Roses
  Leaf Buds: 
  Example: Bryophyllum
• S - Spore Formation
  Example: Rhizopus

2. Steps involved in Sexual Reproduction in flowering plants

Mnemonic: "Pollination Forms Sweet Fruits, Growing Seeds"

• Pollination: Pollen transfers from anther to stigma
• Fertilization: Fusion of male and female gametes
• Sweet: Seed (forms from ovule, matures in fruit)
• Fruits: Flowers shed their parts as fruit forms
• Growing: Germination occurs
• Seeds: Seed develops into a seedling

3. Parts of Male Reproductive System

Mnemonic: SEVEn UP

• S: Seminiferous tubules - Where sperm are produced.
• E: Epididymis - Stores and matures sperm.
• V: Vas deferens - Transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory duct.
• E: Ejaculatory duct - Delivers sperm to the urethra.
• U: Urethra - The duct through which urine and semen are expelled from the body.
• P: Penis - The organ that delivers sperm into the female reproductive tract.

4. Accessory Glands in Males

Mnemonic: Saint Peters

• S: Seminal vesicle - Produces a significant portion of semen.
• P: Prostate gland - Produces a fluid that nourishes and protects sperm.
• T: (Absent in this mnemonic, but should be "Cowper's gland" or "Bulbourethral gland") - Produces a pre-ejaculatory fluid that lubricates the urethra.

5. Accessory Ducts in Females

Mnemonic: Our United Villages

• O: Oviduct (Fallopian tube) - Where fertilization typically occurs.
• U: Uterus - Where the embryo implants and develops during pregnancy.
• V: Vagina - The canal that connects the external genitalia to the uterus and serves as the birth canal.