CBSE Class 10 Science 2017 · Paper 31/2/3 · Question 2
What is fertilisation ? Where does it occur in a human female ?
Answer
Fertilisation is the fusion of a sperm and an egg to form a zygote; in a human female it occurs in the oviduct.
Fertilisation is the fusion of a male gamete (sperm) with a female gamete (egg, or ovum) to form a zygote.
In a human female it takes place in the oviduct (fallopian tube).
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