Why Are Bird Eggs More Nutrient Rich Relative to Those

question 25

Multiple Choice

Why are bird eggs more nutrient rich relative to those found in a human?

• A)The nutrients must sustain development until hatching.
• B)Birds have a longer gestation period than humans and so require more nutrients.
• C)The development of a bird embryo is more complex than the development of a human embryo.
• D)In order to form the calcium carbonate egg shell.

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