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  • A. Discourages cross-pollination
  • B. Ensures reproduction at suitable times
  • C. Ensures that all species flower at the same time
  • D. Both (b) and (c)

Explanation: It ensures flowering occurs during favorable seasons.Vernalisation ensures that flowering and seed production happen only when…

Correct answer: Ensures reproduction at suitable times
  • A. Vas deferens
  • B. Malpighian tubule system
  • C. Seminiferous tubules
  • D. Ejaculatory duct
  • E. Testicular Duct System

Explanation: Male gametes are produced in the seminiferous tubules in the testis. Each testis consists of a highly complex duct system called the…

Correct answer: Seminiferous tubules
  • A. Option A
  • B. Option B
  • C. Option C
  • D. Option D

Explanation: Pericarp refers to the part of a fruit formed from the wall of the ripened ovary.

Correct answer: Option B
  • A. Binary fission
  • B. Multiple fission
  • C. Budding
  • D. Regeneration

Explanation: Hydra reproduce asexually by budding. The buds form from the body wall, grow into miniature adults and break away when mature.

Correct answer: Budding
  • A. Leydig cells
  • B. Hensen's node cells
  • C. Sertoli cells
  • D. Interstitial cells

Explanation: In the male, inhibin B is produced in the testis, principally by the Sertoli cells.

Correct answer: Sertoli cells
  • A. Follicle-stimulating, and luteinizing, estrogen
  • B. Estrogen and follicle-stimulating, luteinizing
  • C. Luteinizing arid estrogen, follicle-stimulating
  • D. Follicle-stimulating and estrogen, luteinizing

Explanation: The pituitary gland releases the follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone while ovaries produce estrogen and progesterone.

Correct answer: Follicle-stimulating, and luteinizing, estrogen
  • A. Synthesis of sperm
  • B. Lubrication
  • C. Nourishment of sperm
  • D. Temperature regulation

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Temperature regulation
  • A. FSH
  • B. STH
  • C. Oxytocin
  • D. LTH

Explanation: The hormone that plays a crucial role in causing the contraction of the uterine walls during the process of birth is oxytocin.

Correct answer: Oxytocin
  • A. Egg
  • B. Ova
  • C. Ovum
  • D. All of these

Explanation: The female gametes are most commonly referred to as eggs or ova (singular: ovum).

Correct answer: All of these
  • A. Ovulation
  • B. Beginning of menses
  • C. Corpus luteum formation
  • D. Maturation of ovarian follicle

Explanation: During the menstrual cycle, the level of progesterone in the body increases after ovulation and reaches its peak about one week later.

Correct answer: Beginning of menses
  • A. Nerve cells
  • B. Fat cells
  • C. Muscle cells
  • D. Interstitial cells

Explanation: The cells that secrete testosterone are the Leydig cells, also known as interstitial cells.

Correct answer: Interstitial cells
  • A. Provides liquid medium
  • B. Povides protection to sperms
  • C. Provides nourishment to sperms
  • D. All options are correct

Explanation: Sertoli cells, also known as sustentacular cells, are specialized cells found in the testes of males.

Correct answer: All options are correct
  • A. Bag
  • B. Scrotum
  • C. Pouch
  • D. All of these

Explanation: The external genitalia of the human male include the scrotum, which houses a pair of testes.

Correct answer: Scrotum
  • A. Testes
  • B. Ovaries
  • C. Testosterone
  • D. Ovum

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Testes
  • A. Urethra
  • B. Seminiferous tubules
  • C. Ejaculatory duct
  • D. Vas deferens

Explanation: After traveling through the epididymis, sperm cells enter the vas deferens.

Correct answer: Vas deferens
  • A. Vas deferens
  • B. Ureter
  • C. Urinary bladder
  • D. Urethra

Explanation: Explanation for this question will be added soon.

Correct answer: Urethra
  • A. Progesterone
  • B. Chorionic gonadotrophic hormone
  • C. FSH
  • D. LH

Explanation: Progesterone is the main hormone produced by the corpus luteum. It is responsible for preparing the uterus for pregnancy.

Correct answer: Progesterone
  • A. Pigeon
  • B. Elephant
  • C. Sheep
  • D. Humans

Explanation: Option A is correct since oviparous animals are animals that produce young using eggs that are hatched after they have been laid by the…

Correct answer: Pigeon
  • A. Ovulation
  • B. Conception
  • C. Implantation
  • D. Menstruation

Explanation: Implantation refers to the zygote geing attached to the wall of the womb so that further stages in the growth of zygote can occur, and…

Correct answer: Implantation
  • A. The lining of the womb wall stays built up.
  • B. The lining of the womb wall builds up again.
  • C. Another egg is immediately released.
  • D. The lining of the womb wall breaks down.

Explanation: If fertilization does not occur, the uterus wall breaks down, menstraution occurs and the body prepares for the next cycle.

Correct answer: The lining of the womb wall breaks down.