Question

(a) What are the male and female gonads in human beings? Mention their functions.
(b) State the advantages of sexual reproduction over asexual reproduction.

Answer 1

(a) The male gonads are the testes and they produce sperms. The female gonad is the ovary and it produces eggs or ova.
(b) In sexual reproduction, there is a variation in the offsprings produced, which is impossible in case of asexual reproduction, as in the latter process, offsprings produced are identical to their parent.