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Viviparity is the development of young within the body of the mother, where the mother's body supplies all of the nourishment necessary for the development of the foetus. Human beings are a viviparous species. Oviparity is the development of young within an egg which is deposited outside the body of the mother and hatches outside. The nourishment which the infant needs is wholly contained in the egg. Ovoviviparity is a system midway between the two, where an egg is created with nourishment enough for the infant to grow, but it is not laid, but hatches within the body of the mother. To external appearance, an ovoviviparous species appears to be a viviparous one.
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∙ 15y agoCertain species of both snakes and sharks can be both.
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∙ 15y agoOviparous means egg-laying. (ova = egg)
Viviparous animals bear live young. (vivus = alive)
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∙ 12y agoAn oviparous animal lays eggs. A vivparous animal gives birth to live young.
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∙ 11y agoViviparous
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Are stingrays oviparous or ovoviviparous?
A fish is oviparous as it is an egg layer.
Are Great White Sharks Oviparous or Viviparous?
Yes
What is the scientific name for animals who have eggs instead of live births?
Ovoviviparous.
What is the difference between ontogeny and phylogeny?
answer difference between ontogeny and phylogeny?
What is the difference between ascomycetes and zygomycetes?
what is the difference between ascomycotes and zygomycotes
Is a whale oviparous, viviparous, or ovoviviparous?
Whales are viviparous animals
How are oviparous, viviparous, and ovoviviparous different?
No placenta in viviparous and oviparous but there is placenta in ovoviviparity
What is the life cycle of chondrichthyes?
Oviparous, ovoviviparous, and viviparous.
Can human be ovoviviparous?
I don't think so. Humans are considered viviparous.
Are snakes oviparous or viviparous?
No, actually there is a third choice. They are ovoviviparous as their eggs develop internally and they bear live young.
Are the mosquito oviparous or viviparous?
Cockroach are three types in reproduction - oviparous, viviparous and ovoviviparous. Most cockroach are oviparous.
What is the difference between oviparous and viviparous?
oviparous is when a creature is egg-laying and viviparous is when an animal gives birth to live young
What term refers to organisms that carry and nourish the young inside the body cavity before birth?
Such animals are called viviparous ore ovoviviparous. Viviparous animals have some sort of placenta through which the young are nourished before birth. Ovoviviparous animals have their unborn young nourihsed by egg yolk; the young are inside an egg, but the egg hatches just before birth, and there is live birth.
Do all Amphibians lay eggs?
Most amphibians are oviparous (lay eggs ) e.g. but some are ovoviviparous or viviparous ( give birth to young ones ) as some salamanders .
What is the difference between oviparous and viviparous animals?
Oviparous animals (all birds, some reptiles and some mammals) lay eggs. Viviparous animals 'give birth' to pre-formed babies.
Do all amphibians give lay eggs?
Most amphibians are oviparous (lay eggs ) e.g. but some are ovoviviparous or viviparous ( give birth to young ones ) as some salamanders .
Is platypus a viviparous or oviparous?
No. Ovoviviparous means that the female produces eggs which hatch inside her body, meaning she actually gives live birth. Platypuses are oviparous, which is quite different from being ovoviviparous. They lay eggs, and incubate them for ten days.
