Question

Does the fact that you were only able to identify seminal vesicles in the earthworm longitudinal section slide indicate that the earthworm you examined is male? Why or why not?

A. No, the ovaries are at the posterior end of the earthworm, an area not shown on the slide.

B. No, female earthworms have seminal vesicles as well, they are just too small to see.

C. No, earthworms produce eggs and sperm; the ovaries are just too small to see.

D. Yes, if seminal vesicles but no ovaries are visible, then the earthworm is male.

Answer 1

answer is C- No, earthworms produce eggs and sperm : the ovaries are just too small to see- earth worms are hermaphrodites, both male and female sex organs are found i n the same organism and they reproduce sexually by copulation. the testes matures much early compared to ovaries.