Question

In elephants, testes are
A. In abdomen
B. In scrotal sacs
C. Absent
D. In inguinal canal

Answer 1

Hint: Elephant is the largest land animal which belongs to class mammals, two different species of elephant found, named as African elephant and Asiatic elephant which is small as compared to African. Testicles of the elephant are present within the body.

Complete answer:
> Option A: Abdomen-
In most of the mammals’ testes during development, they are present in the abdomen or scrotum, that is an evolutionary process to keep them working by maintaining temperature. In the case of an elephant, the testes remain in the abdomen close to the kidney, which helps to maintain the temperature of testes that is necessary to produce sperms.

> Option B: Scrotal sacs-
It is the pouch-like structure in which testes are present, which is present outside the body hanging near the lower abdominal region. Testes are suspended in that scrotal sacs, this type of feature is found in primates including humans, this is an evolutionary feature and necessary because to produce sperm, testes require low temperature compared to body temperature.

> Option C: Absent-
Testes are the male characteristic feature which produces sperm to fertilize the female ovum and produce zygote that is necessary to maintain the viable population most of the higher animals possess testes but in lower organisms do not bear testes.

> Option D: Inguinal canal:
It is the two passages in the anterior wall of abiding men in humans, in females, it conveys the round ligament of the uterus and in male, it conveys spermatic cord.

Hence, the correct answer is option (A).

Note: Testes are the male reproductive organ which produces male gametes after attaining puberty, such male gametes fertilize the female gametes ovum which produce a zygote. Various kinds of hormones required to make function of testes. Testes are the primary sex organ and character.