Question

Assertion (A): Vagina acts as both copulation canal and fertilization canal.
Reason (R): Both insemination and fusion of gametes occur in the vagina of the female.

• A. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are correct, but R is not the correct explanation of A
• C. The A is correct but R is incorrect
• D. Both the A and R are incorrect

Answer 1

The correct option is D Both the A and R are incorrect

The vagina is a muscular tube starting from the lower end of the uterus up to the outside of the female body. The vagina receives the male penis during copulation. The elasticity of its wall also allows the passage of the baby during childbirth. Hence it acts as a copulatory as well as a birth canal. But fertilisation occurs in the fallopian tube of the female organism.
Insemination is the process to introduce semen into the vagina whereas fusion of gametes or fertilisation occurs in the oviduct (fallopian tube).