Question

The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's blood with the help of special tissue called

• A. Placenta
• B. Zygote
• C. Ovum
• D. Sperm

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Placenta

The correct option is A

Explanation of the correct option :

1. Only eutherian (placenta) mammals have a placenta, which is a transitory organ.
2. The placenta is made up of tissues that connect the fetus to the mother.
3. The fetal blood comes very close to the maternal blood in the placenta, allowing for the exchange of materials.
4. Food, water, minerals, vitamins, hormones, antibodies, oxygen, and fetal metabolic wastes like carbon dioxide and urea flow from the mother's blood into the fetal blood.

Explanation of the incorrect option:

Option B:

It is the fertilized egg that is the union of the female egg and male sperm.

Option C:

It is the egg that merges with sperm to form a zygote.

Option D:

It merges with the egg of the female to form a zygote.

Final answer: The embryo gets nutrition from the mother's blood with the help of special tissue called placenta.