AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Fertilization occurs when a sperm cell successfully combines with an egg cell inside the female reproductive system, and this restores the gametes to a diploid with 46 chromosomes in the form of a zygote. The process of gestation then begins and will likely result in pregnancy as the zygote develops into a fetus.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sexual reproduction produces an offspring when genetic materials from two different sex cells combine. a. The female sex cell, a(n) egg, forms in an ovary.

Detailed explanation-3: -Reproduction is the production of offspring. There are two main forms: sexual and asexual reproduction. In sexual reproduction, an organism combines the genetic information from each of its parents and is genetically unique. In asexual reproduction, one parent copies itself to form a genetically identical offspring.