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Concepts of Biology

Critical Thinking Questions

Concepts of BiologyCritical Thinking Questions

13.

What might be a disadvantage to temperature-dependent sex determination?

14.

Compared to separate sexes and assuming self-fertilizing is not possible, what might be one advantage and one disadvantage to hermaphroditism?

15.

What do you think would happen if multiple sperm fused with one egg?

16.

Compare spermatogenesis and oogenesis as to timing of the processes, and the number and type of cells finally produced.

17.

Describe the events in the ovarian cycle leading up to ovulation.

18.

Describe the stages of labor.

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