Question

Point out the correct difference between primary sexual characteristics and secondary sexual characteristics.

• A. Primary sexual characteristics - inborn characteristics i.e. reproductive organs; Secondary sexual characteristics - develop in lifetime like growth of facial hair
• B. Primary sexual characteristics - inborn characteristics i.e. growth of facial hair; Secondary sexual characteristics - develop in life time like reproductive organs
• C. Primary sexual characteristics - develop in life time i.e. growth of facial hair; Secondary sexual characteristics - Inborn characteristics like reproductive organs
• D. Primary sexual characteristics - develop in lifetime i.e. reproductive organs Secondary sexual characteristics - inborn characteristics like growth of facial hair

Answer 1

The correct option is A Primary sexual characteristics - inborn characteristics i.e. reproductive organs; Secondary sexual characteristics - develop in lifetime like growth of facial hair

Primary sexual characteristics are the ones we are born with or the inborn characteristics like, the reproductive organs. Whereas, secondary sexual characteristics are the ones that develop in the lifetime of an individual as they mature, examples include growth of facial hairs in boys and development of mammary glands in girls.