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- What animals have an amniotic egg?
- Which clades have an amniotic egg?
- Which of the following do not lay amniotic eggs?
- Do snakes have amniotic eggs?
- What is the amniotic egg?
- Do amphibians lay eggs?
- Which animals have amniotic eggs quizlet?
- Which of the following is the amniotic egg found only in?
- Do lamprey have amniotic eggs?
- Which of the following animals does not produce an amniotic egg?
- What are the four membranes associated with amniotic eggs?
- Do sharks have an amniotic egg?
- Is Dragon a reptile or a mammal?
- What animal laid the first egg?
- What reptiles lay eggs?
What animals have an amniotic egg?
Birds, reptiles, and mammals have amniotic eggs. Because amphibian eggs don't have an amnion, the eggs would dry out if they were laid on the land, so amphibians lay their eggs in water.
Which clades have an amniotic egg?
Amniotes are a clade of tetrapod vertebrates comprising the reptiles, birds, and mammals. Amniotes are characterized by having an egg equipped with an amnion, an adaptation to lay eggs on land or retain the fertilized egg within the mother.
Which of the following do not lay amniotic eggs?
Amphibia - Amphibians
Amphibians are four-legged animals that don't have amniotic eggs. Amniotic eggs have a membrane called the amnion.
Do snakes have amniotic eggs?
Most reptiles reproduce sexually and have internal fertilization. Reptile eggs are amniotic, so they can be laid on land instead of in water. Reptiles do not have a larval stage, and their hatchlings are relatively mature.
What is the amniotic egg?
Quick Reference. The type of egg produced by reptiles, birds, and prototherian (egg-laying) mammals (amniotes), in which the embryo develops inside an amnion. The shell of the egg is either calcium-based or leathery.
Do amphibians lay eggs?
Amphibians reproduce by laying eggs that do not have a soft skin, not a hard shell. Most females lay eggs in the water and the babies, called larvae or tadpoles, live in the water, using gills to breathe and finding food as fish do. As the tadpoles grow, they develop legs and lungs that allow them to live on land.
Which animals have amniotic eggs quizlet?
Terms in this set (14) Reptiles (today's alligators and crocodiles, birds, turtles, tuataras, lizards, and snakes) lay a shelled amniotic egg, which allows them to reproduce on land.
Which of the following is the amniotic egg found only in?
The hard-shelled amniotic egg is found only in reptiles, and all mammals evolved the ability for the embryo to grow inside and receive nutrition from the mother.
Do lamprey have amniotic eggs?
They have a bony endoskeleton with a backbone and jaws; they breathe only with lungs; they have four limbs; their skin is covered with hair or fur; they have amniotic eggs; they have mammary (milk-producing) glands; they are endothermic.
Which of the following animals does not produce an amniotic egg?
The animal that is NOT an amniote is A) bullfrog. Amniotes are vertebrates that are within an amnion during embryonic or fetal development. Mammals...
What are the four membranes associated with amniotic eggs?
The embryos of reptiles, birds, and mammals produce 4 extraembryonic membranes - amnion, yolk sac, chorion and allantois. In birds and most reptiles, the embryo with its extraembryonic membranes develops within a shelled egg. The amnion protects the embryo in a sac filled with amniotic fluid.
Do sharks have an amniotic egg?
There are over 500 species of shark living in waters around the world and the majority give birth to live young. The remainder are oviparous, meaning they lay eggs. Around 40 to 50 different shark species live permanently in or regularly visit the waters surrounding Britain.
Is Dragon a reptile or a mammal?
nope, they are not mammals. But feel free to use Dragon Nipples as the name of the next lesbian Hardcore Metal band. A case could possibly be made for certain genus of Sea Dragons, as something other than reptile, but then a distinction must be made between Dragons and Sea Serpents.
What animal laid the first egg?
Back to our original question: with amniotic eggs showing up roughly 340 million or so years ago, and the first chickens evolving at around 58 thousand years ago at the earliest, it's a safe bet to say the egg came first. Eggs were around way before chickens even existed.
What reptiles lay eggs?
Reptiles that lay eggs include bearded dragons, many geckos, turtles, and crocodiles. Reptiles that give birth include blue-tongued skinks, boas, vipers, and some geckos. There are benefits to both egg-laying and live birth reproductive strategies and lifestyle and environmental evolution is what drives this.
