From menarche (≈13 yrs) to menopause (≈45 yrs), in approximately how m…

Question

From menarche (≈13 yrs) to menopause (≈45 yrs), in approximately how many cycles does a female ovulate and thus how many eggs are released?

Accepted Answer

B. ~416 eggs

Reproductive age ≈ 32 years × 13 cycles/year ≈ **416 eggs released** over the lifespan.
(Foetal ovary has ~2 million primordial follicles; only ~40,000 remain at puberty; the rest undergo atresia.)

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~120 eggs

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~1000 eggs

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~2 million eggs

From menarche (≈13 yrs) to menopause (≈45 yrs), in approximately how many cycles does a female ovulate and thus how many eggs are released?

Keep practising Unit 8O: Population Growth & Carrying Capacity