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 Form 3 Biology questions and answers on reproduction in animals

Explain why
(a) Mammalian testes are located to hang outside the body
(b) Four months after fertilization, ovaries can be removed from a human female, without terminating pregnancy.

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Answer Text:
a)- Position of the testes provides a slightly cooler environment conducive for the formation of the sperm
b)• Corpus luteum in the ovary secretes progesterone which maintains pregnancy and development of foetus after conception
• After four months pregnancy is maintained by progesterone from the placenta


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