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Why do most fish lay many eggs?
most of the eggs will not survive ...
Why fish lay so many eggs?
fish eggs and young fish tend to have many predators that want to eat them so many of them don't survive. By laying large amounts of eggs, adult fish increases the probabilty that one of those eggs will survive to grow into a full grown fish and reproduce.
For a certain fish only 5 of every 100 eggs hatch and survive to adulthood if this fish lays 5000 eggs how many become adults?
5 is 5% of 100. 5% of 5000 is 250.
Why did marlin and coral have so many eggs more than 400?
Fish have many, many eggs since the vast majority of them will not survive, as the movie shows.
How many betta fish eggs survive?
It is common to have around 200 fry from a single spawning.
Why is necessary for these fish to lay hundreds of eggs in order for the salmon fish to survive?
Because so many are eaten or damaged, so the more eggs the more chance of survival
Why does a female herring lay many eggs?
Do you mean "Why do fish lay so many eggs at one time? The reason fish lay so many eggs at one time is survival. The more eggs that a female lays the better chance more eggs will have a chance to survive.
If a large female fish lay up to 7 million eggs how many would survive?
well that would not be possible in time they cannot lay all the eggs
How many babies do starfish have?
around one in every 100 million eggs will survive to adulthood. They have around 1000 million eggs in a lifetime.
Why does a fish lay many eggs at one go?
becUSE ONCE THEY LAY EGG THEY DONT TAKE CARE OF IT. THE EGG IS ON ITS SELF SO ONLY SOME EGGS SURVIVE THATS WHY EGGS LAY ALOT OF EGGS
Why do fish produce so many eggs?
Of the many eggs fish lay, very few reach adulthood. The eggs are preyed on by many aquatic creatures, and the hatched fry are still in danger of being eaten. Only by laying so many eggs can the species have a chance of surviving.
Why do fish lay loads of eggs?
Many will not hatch, the ones that do, a good number of the young are not likely to survive in the wild to reach adulthood.
