EBK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
EBK HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
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ISBN: 9780133983401
Author: Silverthorn
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Chapter 26, Problem 1CC

Name the male and female gonads and gametes.

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Summary Introduction

To determine: The gametes and gonads of males and females.

Introduction: Reproduction is the biological process through which new offsprings are produced from the parent organism. There are two types of reproduction, asexual reproduction, in which only one parent is involved and sexual reproduction, in which two parents are involved.

Explanation of Solution

Gonads are the reproductive organs that produce gametes for fertilization. These structures are present inside the body. The male gonads are testes, whereas the female gonads are ovaries.

Gametes are mature haploid cells that are able to unite in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. The male gametes are sperms, whereas the female gamete is an egg or ova.

Conclusion

The male gonad is testes, and female gonad is ovary, whereas the male gamete is sperm, and female gamete is an egg.

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