On a Submarine Expedition to the Ocean Bottom,you Discover a Population

question 23

Multiple Choice

On a submarine expedition to the ocean bottom,you discover a population of fish that uses a method of reproduction in which female offspring develop from unfertilized eggs.What type of reproduction is this?

• A)sexual
• B)budding
• C)cloning
• D)parthenogenesis
• E)hermaphroditism

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