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Human Reproduction — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Reproduction3 Marks
Question
Differentiate between primary and secondary sex organs.
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Answer

S. No.
Primary sex organs
Secondary sex organs
1.
A primary sex organ is one of the anatomical parts of the body which is involved in sexual reproduction and constitutes the reproductive system in a complex organism.
A Secondary sex organs are features that distinguish the two sexes of a species, but that are not directly part of the reproductive system.
2.
Testes in male and ovaries in female are examples of primary sex organs.
Epididymes, vasa deferentia, penis, etc are secondary sex organs in male and oviducts, uterus, etc are examples of secondary sex organs in females.

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