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The production of many eggs in animals which do so is a very successful species survival strategy. Animals which have evolved to produce such a high egg count usually have many predators feeding on their young as an easy meal. Some species even forgo brood care in lieu of producing larger spawns, such as sea turtles (some species can lay above 300 eggs), many amphibians (some lay tens of thousands), pelagic fish (up to hundreds of thousands) or coral (how many stars in the universe?). The more eggs one of these species lays, the better are the chances for some of their young to survive and for their genetic pool to continue to be diverse. After all, he more diverse a species, the greater it's chances to evolve if a change in conditions occurs.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 13y agoIt's all about the species' Darwinian fitness. Organisms such as the fish or frog produce a lot of eggs (eventually offspring) to pass on its genes. Organisms that produce a lot of offspring like fish or frogs tend to have high mortality rate. So they produce a lot in hopes that at least one will survive and reproduce, passing on its inherited genes.
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∙ 12y agoAnimals like chickens or frogs ect... that lay many eggs at once do it because a lot of the animals might not survive as babies so laying more eggs means more of the animals will reach maturity and start the whole thing over again... survival of the species and all that good stuff
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∙ 12y agoAny animal that lays a lot of eggs does so because, in the wild, many of the eggs are consumed by predators. Many of the eggs not consumed by predators go on to hatch but then many of the young are consumed by predators. It's basically a survival mechanism. Otherwise the species would die out.
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∙ 11y agoSome animals lay a large quantity of eggs because the female of the spieces releases more than one egg from the ovary, the male sex cells A.K.A. The sperm cells will fertalise these eggs, which will help form a hard surface around the chemical reaction and produces the egg that is edible and able to survive in an outside climate.
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∙ 13y agoTo continue their species.
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Can a stick insect produce eggs without a mate?
Yes, all stick insects can produce unfertilized eggs via parthenogeneses. Some species do have males which can produce fertilized eggs, but all females are able to produce eggs without a mate.
Do snakes produce eggs?
It depends on the species. Some snakes lay eggs - some give birth to live young.
Do humans produce millions of eggs?
Females only produce one or two eggs, males produce many sperm.
How many eggs can a snake lay in its lifetime?
It depends on the species. Some species produce as few as 4, others as many as 120. The average seems to be about 10 for small snakes, 20 for medium sized, around 30 for larger snakes. Giant boas and pythons often produce about 60
How many eggs do Brine Shrimp produce when pregnant?
they produce up to 50 eggs every 10 seconds
How many eggs can a bird of paradise lay at a time?
The birds-of-paradise are members of the family Paradisaeidae of the order Passeriformes. In the large species, it is almost always just one egg. Smaller species may produce clutches of 2â??3.
How many babies do amphibians have at once?
Amphibians do not produce babies but lay eggs out of which some are lost only a few survive.Sea turtle can produce about the eggs,but ,mosquito can produce hundreds eggs .
Do segulls lay eggs?
Seagulls (there are many species) are birds and lay eggs.
What bird lays beautiful eggs?
Robins. Also, less common species of chickens such as the Araucana and the Ameraucana produce interesting colors and patterns of eggs.
What are the produce in the ovaries?
Ovaries produce eggs.
Does a parrot produce eggs?
Yes, all animals need to reproduce to keep from being extinct. Of course they lay eggs!
About how many eggs does a female crab lay?
About how many eggs does a female crab produce
