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MONOTREMES “Egg laying”

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1 MONOTREMES “Egg laying”
Duckbilled Platypus Anteater Echidna

2 MARSUPIALS Premature babies develop in pouch
Found in Australia/New Guinea Kangaroo Wallaby North America oppossum

3 PLACENTAL Embryos nourished inside mother by placenta
95% of all mammals are placental

4 Ways offspring enter world
OVIPARITY- Reproductive tract encloses egg in tough protective shell Eggs deposited outside body to hatch EX: Reptiles & birds & mammals (monotremes)

5 Ways offspring enter world
VIVIPARITY- No shell around egg Eggs retained in body Nourished by mother through placenta Offspring are born alive Ex: mammals & some reptiles

6 Ways offspring enter world
OVOVIVIPARITY- Eggs laid shortly before hatching or hatch inside female Nourishment inside mom comes from egg yolk not mother Ex: Some reptiles (snakes)

7 SHELL? NO SHELL? Embryo grows? Food comes from? Seen in? SHELL
OVIPARITY OVOVIVIPARITY VIVIPARITY SHELL? NO SHELL? Embryo grows? Food comes from? Seen in? SHELL NO SHELL SHELL OUTSIDE INSIDE INSIDE SHELL EGG EGG MOTHER Birds, Reptiles, Few mammals Mammals, few reptiles Reptiles


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