Access Millions of academic & study documents

Biology The Reproductive System

Content type
User Generated
Subject
Biology
Type
Homework
Showing Page:
1/3

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
2/3

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
3/3

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Unformatted Attachment Preview
Part I 1. List one advantage and one disadvantage of external fertilization Advantage External fertilization is used to maximize the chances of old couple or couple with a low ovarian reserve ovarian to conceive. The egg and the sperm can be stored so that it can be used when the couple needs a child. Disadvantage With external fertilization, there is a slightly higher chances of ectopic pregnancy. The chance of ectopic pregnancy occurring ranges from 1-3% especially if the female has damaged fallopian tubes. 2. List three differences between egg production and sperm production. i) Eggs are produced in the ovary of the female whereas sperms are produced in the testicles of a male. ii) The production of male sperms is known as spermatogenesis whereas the production of female eggs is called oogenesis. iii) Female eggs are produced before birth in a large number and are called primordial eg ...
Purchase document to see full attachment
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.
Studypool
4.7
Indeed
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4