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Why internal fertilization often produces fewer offspring than external fertilization?
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Internal fertilization utilizes a placenta and womb and this limits the number of offspring that can be produced. Internal fertilization also has a higher birthrate than external fertilization.
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Why does organisms that use internal fertilization produces less offspring than the ones that use external fertilization?
Because internal fertilization requires a womb and placenta to protect and nourish the growing embryos - which limits the number of offspring the mother can produce. Laying eggs outside the body means the female can potentially produce many more off-spring, and thus vastly increase the chances of the species survival.
Is a bullfrog internal or external fertilization?
Internal. A virgin queen goes out on a mating flight about 5 days after she hatches and mates with several drones (male bees) which fertilizes all the eggs that she produces throughout her life. She never has to mate again.
Which of internal and external fertilization is more efficient?
Internal since it limits the space in which the sperm and egg are found in. Fewer eggsare produced by the female conserving raw materials and energy. The male still produces a tremendous amount of sperm but it is less than what is wasted in external fertilization. The offspring are afforded more protection by the mother so fewer are produced
What does Internal Fertilization mean?
Internal fertilization is when the sperm is directly deposited into the female, who produces eggs and fertilizes them in her body
The process that produces offspring through the joining of egg and sperm cells is known as?
Fertilization .
What Two advantages of external fertilization?
A large quantity of gametes can be fertilized at one time, possibly leading to a larger number of offspring. Furthermore, external fertilization ensures the wide dispersal of offspring (by the ocean currents), thus resulting in less competition for resources such as food and living space.
What classes of vertebrates use external fertilization?
Two classes:Fish and Reptileswhat is interior and exterior fertilization?Internal fertilization is when the sperm is directly deposited into the female, who produces eggs and fertilizes them in her body. External fertilization is when the sperm and eggs are released outside of the body and meet outside of the body, not like how chithra described. Birds do not have external fertilization, the fertilization still occurs in the body, they just do not produce live young.Examples of external fertilization are in plants like moss or algae, where the sperm and eggs meet outside of the parent's body and produce a zygote, which then grows into a mature plant. External fertilization in animals are usually in marine organisms, like sponges, because the sperm needs to swim in water to meet the egg.-Your Welcome
What two classes of vertebrate use external fertilization?
Two classes:Fish and Reptileswhat is interior and exterior fertilization?Internal fertilization is when the sperm is directly deposited into the female, who produces eggs and fertilizes them in her body. External fertilization is when the sperm and eggs are released outside of the body and meet outside of the body, not like how chithra described. Birds do not have external fertilization, the fertilization still occurs in the body, they just do not produce live young.Examples of external fertilization are in plants like moss or algae, where the sperm and eggs meet outside of the parent's body and produce a zygote, which then grows into a mature plant. External fertilization in animals are usually in marine organisms, like sponges, because the sperm needs to swim in water to meet the egg.-Your Welcome
What animals are autogamy?
Please leave a list of animals that do each method of sexual reproduction such as autogamy, allogamy, conjugation, internal fertilization, meiosis, and external fertilization. Thank you :) -RifRaf5150
Sporulation produces less offspring than budding?
No, sporulation produces more offspring.
After fertilization this plant produces berries?
The plant that produces berries after fertilization is the holly flower. There are between 400 and 600 species of holly flower.
What does the process of fertilization produce'?
It produces a zygote.
