Question

Identify from the following, an incorrect statement with reference to sexual reproduction.

• A. It involves fusion of units called gametes.
• B. It involves only one parent.
• C. It is the most common type of reproduction in animals.
• D. It involves meiosis type of cell division.

Answer 1

The correct option is B It involves only one parent.

Sexual reproduction is a type of reproduction where two morphologically distinct types of specialized reproductive cells called as gametes fuse together, involving, ovum (female gamete) and sperm (male gamete). They are created by a specialized type of cell division, called as meiosis. It is the most common type of reproduction in animals involving two parents.
Hence, the correct answer is option B.