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What will you look for to identify the sex of the following?

Options

  1. AFemale Ascaris - Sharply curved posterior end
  2. BMale frog - A copulatory pad on the first digit of the hind limb
  3. CFemale cockroach - Anal cerci
  4. DMale shark - Claspers borne on pelvic fins

Correct answer

D. Male shark - Claspers borne on pelvic fins

Step-by-step solution

A male shark possesses a pair of claspers which are inserted into a female shark's cloaca (an opening on the underside of the body) at the time of mating. Claspers are located on the inner edge of the pelvic fins near the male's cloaca. The function of claspers is to introduce purpose of fertilising her eggs. Female sharks do not have claspers.

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