A series of functional changes initiated by the secretions of the female reproductive tract that enhance the ability of sperm to fertilize an egg is called
A) capacitation
B) fertilization
C) ejaculation
D) conception
E) gastrulation

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Capacitation is the series of functional changes that occur in the sperm as a result of exposure to female reproductive tract secretions, which enhance the ability of sperm to fertilize an egg. Fertilization is the fusion of the sperm and egg, ejaculation is the expulsion of semen from the male reproductive tract, conception is the beginning of a pregnancy, and gastrulation is the process by which the blastula develops into the gastrula during embryonic development.

A Series of Functional Changes Initiated by the Secretions of the Female