What are the offspring of the parents called?

• A. Descendants
• B. Progeny
• C. Sires
• D. Progenitors

Answer: (B)

Offspring are the children produced by the parents, and in biology the exact word for those children is progeny. This term directly names the young resulting from a particular set of parents, whether in animals or plants, and is common in genetics and breeding contexts. Descendants can include later generations beyond the immediate offspring, so they’re broader. Sires refers to the male parent itself, not the children, and progenitors means ancestors or originators, not the offspring. So progeny is the precise term that describes the kids produced by those parents.