AP PSYCHOLOGY

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Fertilization that occurs INSIDE the body is called
A
External fertilization
B
Internal Fertilization
C
External Development
D
Internal Development
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Internal fertilisation occurs inside the female body . The male gamete enters the female body and fuses with the egg in the female body itself.

Detailed explanation-2: -Fertilization usually takes place in a fallopian tube that links an ovary to the uterus. If the fertilized egg successfully travels down the fallopian tube and implants in the uterus, an embryo starts growing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sexual reproduction starts with the combination of a sperm and an egg in a process called fertilization. This can occur either inside (internal fertilization) or outside (external fertilization) the body of the female. Humans provide an example of the former whereas seahorse reproduction is an example of the latter.

Detailed explanation-4: -Internal fertilization is characterized by sperm fertilizing the egg within the female; the three methods include: oviparity (egg laid outside female body), ovoviparity (egg held within female), and viviparity (development within female followed by live birth).

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