Question

State whether the following statements are true or false:
Statement 1: Testes and ovaries are primary sexual characters.
Statement 2: Growth of facial hair is a secondary sexual character in males.

• A. Statement 1: True; Statement 2: False
• B. Statement 1: False; Statement 2: True
• C. Statement 1: True; Statement 2: True
• D. Statement 1: False; Statement 2: False

Answer 1

The correct option is C Statement 1: True; Statement 2: True

• Primary sexual characters are those characters which an individual is born with i.e the reproductive organs (testes in boys and ovaries in girls).
• Secondary sexual characters like growth of facial hair in male and enlargement of breast in females are developed over a lifetime.