The spermatids are transformed into spermatozoa by the process called as -
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Spermiogenesis
Option (4) Spermiogenesis — Correct. The round spermatid changes its shape and grows a head, a middle piece and a tail. In this way it becomes a sperm that can swim.
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NCERT Extract:
Gametogenesis – “… 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. After spermiogenesis, sperm heads become embedded in the Sertoli cells, and are finally released from the seminiferous tubules by the process called spermiation.”