What are the primary sex organs in females that produce the female gametes?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Ovaries
Primary sex organs are the organs that make the gametes. In females these are the ovaries. They produce the female gamete, the ovum, and also several steroid hormones called ovarian hormones. One ovary lies on each side of the lower abdomen. The oviducts, uterus, cervix and vagina are accessory parts that carry the ovum and support fertilisation and pregnancy, and the testes are the primary sex organs of males.
NCERT Extract:
The Female Reproductive System – “The female reproductive system consists of a pair of ovaries alongwith a pair of oviducts, uterus, cervix, vagina and the external genitalia located in pelvic region (Figure 2.3a). … Ovaries are the primary female sex organs that produce the female gamete (ovum) and several steroid hormones (ovarian hormones). The ovaries are located one on each side of the lower abdomen (Figure 2.3b).”