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What is the function of the egg according to the self-study material?
What is the function of the egg according to the self-study material?
Which animal species has egg cells with very little yolk, according to the self-study material?
Which animal species has egg cells with very little yolk, according to the self-study material?
How are animals' activities related to the function of the egg, according to the self-study material?
How are animals' activities related to the function of the egg, according to the self-study material?
What is a characteristic of mammalian egg cells according to the self-study material?
What is a characteristic of mammalian egg cells according to the self-study material?
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What variation in egg cells is linked to the quantity of yolk, according to the self-study material?
What variation in egg cells is linked to the quantity of yolk, according to the self-study material?
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What is essential for initiating the reproduction process according to the self-study material?
What is essential for initiating the reproduction process according to the self-study material?
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In which type of egg cell does the yolk fill the largest part of the cell?
In which type of egg cell does the yolk fill the largest part of the cell?
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Which type of animals are mostly oviparous and lay eggs from which the young later emerges?
Which type of animals are mostly oviparous and lay eggs from which the young later emerges?
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What type of animal species are viviparous and give birth to live young?
What type of animal species are viviparous and give birth to live young?
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Which type of animals produce eggs with a lot of yolk that develop further within the female’s reproductive organs?
Which type of animals produce eggs with a lot of yolk that develop further within the female’s reproductive organs?
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What allows the mammalian egg cell to be small, given that the developing foetus can receive all its nourishment from the body of the mother?
What allows the mammalian egg cell to be small, given that the developing foetus can receive all its nourishment from the body of the mother?
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What is comparable to yolk-rich egg production in terms of forming a source of nourishment for the young?
What is comparable to yolk-rich egg production in terms of forming a source of nourishment for the young?
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Which animal's embryo develops entirely outside the body of the mother?
Which animal's embryo develops entirely outside the body of the mother?
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Which animal species are examples of ovoviviparous animals?
Which animal species are examples of ovoviviparous animals?
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What is the primary reason for the much lower popularity of duck and goose eggs compared to chicken eggs?
What is the primary reason for the much lower popularity of duck and goose eggs compared to chicken eggs?
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What is meant by 'oviparous'?
What is meant by 'oviparous'?
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