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Q: Why do organisms that fertilize internally tend to produce fewer eggs than those that fertilize externally?
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Do koalas fertilise their young internally or externally?

Koalas do not fertilize their young. They fertilize each other (internally) to produce young.


Does fish get pregnant?

Most fish do not get pregnant in the sense of that of mammals, like humans. They produce eggs externally and then the males fertilize the eggs. Some types, such as sharks, do get fertilized internally.


Why do animals that fertilize eggs externally produce millions of eggs?

It gives them a better chance or increases the odds of having atleast one egg fertillized.


Do horses reproduce internally or externally?

Horses are mammals and reproduce internally, and the female gives birth after a gestation period of about 335 to 340 days.


How is internal and external fertilization similar?

-produce a large number of sperm and egg cells -no parental care for developing embryos -The gametes are protected from a harsh enviroment -The gametes are protected from predators


Is a wild cat a consumer?

Organisms that produce food for energy internally are producers. Organisms that eat for energy are consumers. Cats are consumers, like all animals, and they eat meat for energy and nutrients.


When both ovaries of a woman ovulate and fertilize at the same time they produce?

they produce a Siamese twins


How does a sperm cell produce to the egg cell?

when sperm fertilize ovule then it produce another living cell


Organism like a green plant that can make its own food?

There are hundreds of organisms so you need to be more specific. Human Beings are organisms but we cannot internally produce our own food.An organism can be single-celled or as in humans have trillions of cells that are grouped into tissues and organs.


What are the reproductive organs in goldfish called?

Female goldfish have ovaries to produce eggs, and reproduce externally. Male goldfish have internal testes, and they also reproduce externally.


What are the ways for a fish to produce?

Females lay the eggs, and the Males Fertilize over them.


What group of similar organisms can produce offspring?

a group of similar organisms can produce offspring