A Female Lizard Is Kept Isolated in a Zoo for Five

question 33

Multiple Choice

A female lizard is kept isolated in a zoo for five years. Then, to everyone's surprise, she lays four viable eggs that hatch to produce offspring that are genetically identical to her. What type of reproduction most likely occurred?

• A) sexual
• B) budding
• C) fission
• D) parthenogenesis

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