Oviparous Animals ____

question 9

Multiple Choice

Oviparous animals ____.

• A) lay eggs that contain the nutrients needed for development of the embryo outside the mother's body
• B) retain the embryo within the mother's body and nourish it at least through early embryo development
• C) have a specialized temporary structure, the placenta , which connects the embryo to the uterus during development
• D) retain fertilized eggs within the body, where the embryo develops using the nutrients provided by the egg
• E) have mature egg-producing and mature sperm-producing tissue present in the same individual

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