Question

what is sexual reproduction? most multicellular organisms can reproduce sexually. in sexual reproduction (sehk•shoo•uhl ree•pruh•duhk•shuhn), two parents each contribute a sex cell to the new organism. half the genes in the offspring come from each parent. so, the offspring are not identical to either parent. instead, they have a combination of traits from each parent. active reading 8 identify as you read, underline the male and female sex cells. fertilization usually, one parent is male and the other is female. males produce sex cells called sperm cells. females produce sex cells called eggs. sex cells are produced by a type of cell division called meiosis (my•oh•sis). sex cells have only half of the full set of genetic material found in body cells. a sperm cell and an egg join together in a process called fertilization (fer•tl•i•zay•shuhn). when an egg is fertilized by a sperm cell, a new cell is formed. this cell is called a zygote (zy•goht). it has a full set of genetic material. the zygote develops into a new organism. the zygote divides by mitosis, which increases the number of cells. this increase in cells produces growth. you are the size that you are today because of mitosis.

Explanation:

The question is about identifying male and female sex cells from the text. From the "Fertilization" section, it says "Males produce sex cells called sperm cells. Females produce sex cells called eggs." So we underline "sperm cells" (male) and "eggs" (female) as per the "Identify" task.

Answer:

Underline "sperm cells" (male sex cell) and "eggs" (female sex cell) in the text. Specifically, in the sentence "Males produce sex cells called sperm cells. Females produce sex cells called eggs."