Sequentially arrange the developmental stages of human spermatozoon :
(A) Secondary Spermatocyte
(B) Spermatid
(C) Spermatozoa
(D) Spermatogonia
(E) Primary spermatocytes
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (D), (E), (A), (B), (C)
(A) Secondary Spermatocyte — third. Each primary spermatocyte completes the first meiotic division and forms two haploid secondary spermatocytes.
(B) Spermatid — fourth. The secondary spermatocytes complete the second meiotic division and form spermatids.
(C) Spermatozoa — last. Spermatids change into spermatozoa by spermiogenesis.
(D) Spermatogonia — first. These diploid germ cells on the inside wall of the seminiferous tubules multiply by mitosis.
(E) Primary spermatocytes — second. Some spermatogonia grow and become primary spermatocytes, which enter meiosis.
NCERT Extract:
Gametogenesis – “… In testis, the immature male germ cells (spermatogonia) produce sperms by spermatogenesis that begins at puberty. The spermatogonia (sing. spermatogonium) present on the inside wall of seminiferous tubules multiply by mitotic division and increase in numbers. Each spermatogonium is diploid and contains 46 chromosomes. Some of the spermatogonia called primary spermatocytes periodically undergo meiosis. A primary spermatocyte completes the first meiotic division (reduction division) leading to formation of two equal, haploid cells called secondary spermatocytes, which have only 23 chromosomes each. The secondary spermatocytes undergo the second meiotic division to produce four equal, haploid spermatids (Figure 2.5). … The spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa (sperms) by the process called spermiogenesis.”