Class 12th Biology 2016 Set1 Outside Delhi Board Paper Solution

Question 23

A large number of married couples the world over are childless. It is shocking to know that in India the female partner is often blamed for the couple being childless.

 

(a) Why in your opinion the female partner is often blamed for such situations in India ? Mention any two values that you as a biology student can promote to check this social evil.

(b) State any two reasons responsible for the cause of infertility.

(c) Suggest a technique that can help the couple to have a child where the problem is with male

Answer

(a) This is because of male dominated nature of our society. other reasons may be lack of moral value and education.

Being a biology student below are the values that i'll promote:

 

(1) We must provide proper biological/Sex education at such , a basic stand which can be clear to every individual.




(2) General Health awareness programme must be scheduled to persons for their health related queries.

 

(b)

(1) Ovulation disorders
(2) Problems in the uterus or fallopian tubes Causes of Infertility in Males :
               (i) Low sperm count/Low sperm mobility
               (ii) Genetic abnormality

 

(c) Artificial Insemination (AI) is a technique that can help the couple to have a child where the problem is with male partner. In this technique, the semen collected either from the husband or a healthy donor is artifically introduced into the vagina or into the uterus of the female.
ICSI (Intra Cytoplamsic Sperm Injection) is another specialized procedure to form an embryo in the lab in which a sperm is directly injected into the ovum.