Fertilization | Animal Reproduction and Development | Unit 7. Animal Structure and Function
Chapter: Fertilization
Collection: Animal Reproduction and Development
Unit 7. Animal Structure and Function
Book: Biology
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Sexual reproduction starts with the combination of a sperm and an egg in a process called fertilization. This can occur either outside the bodies or inside the female. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages. Once fertilized, the eggs can develop inside the female or outside. If the egg develops outside the body, it usually has a protective covering over it. Animal anatomy evolved various ways to fertilize, hold, or expel the egg. The method of fertilization varies among animals. Some species release the egg and sperm into the environment, some species retain the egg and receive the sperm into the female body and then expel the developing embryo covered with shell, while still other species retain the developing offspring through the gestation period.
00:00 Fertilization
00:26 External fertilization
02:41 Internal fertilization
04:51 The evolution of reproduction
07:26 Section summary
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