AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Sexual dimorphism is the systematic difference in form between individuals of different sex in the same species. For example, in some species, including many mammals, the male is larger than the female. In others, such as some spiders, the female is larger than the male.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sexual dimorphism is the term that refers to differences between males and females of the same species, and is most obvious as differences in external appearances. However, there can also be sexual dimorphism of internal organs and biological functions, including the immune system.

Detailed explanation-3: -sexual dimorphism, the differences in appearance between males and females of the same species, such as in colour, shape, size, and structure, that are caused by the inheritance of one or the other sexual pattern in the genetic material.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some examples of sexual dimorphism include differences in stature, weight, morphology of the face, cognitive development, mortality, and disease prevalence. Although humans exhibit low levels of sexual dimorphism compared to other animals, differences between females and males are numerous.

Detailed explanation-5: -The term dimorphism denotes a trait that occurs in two distinct forms or morphs within a given species and traits that differ consistently between males and females are sexual dimorphisms. Sexually dimorphic traits may differ so radically between sexes that they can be reliably used to differentiate males from females.