A Contraceptive That Physically Blocks the Sperm from Reaching the Egg

question 89

Multiple Choice

A contraceptive that physically blocks the sperm from reaching the egg is a

• A)barrier method.
• B)hormonal method.
• C)natural method.
• D)surgical method.

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Definitions:

Sexual Reproduction

A biological process by which organisms create offspring through the combination of genetic material from two different genders.

Genetic Traits

Characteristics or features that are passed from parents to offspring through genes.

Mitosis

A process of cell division that results in two genetically identical daughter cells from a single parent cell, crucial for growth and repair in multicellular organisms.

Natural Selection

The process through which species survive and evolve, in which individuals with phenotypes that are more adaptive to the environmental conditions survive and reproduce with greater success than do individuals with phenotypes that are less adaptive.