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How do animal embryos develop?

Lesson Review
PART A Match each term in Column B with its description in Column A. Write
the letter of the correct term in the space provided.

Column A Column B

_________ 1. developing organism a. egg

_________ 2. union of a male reproductive cell and a female reproductive cell b. sperm

_________ 3. male reproductive cell c. embryo

_________ 4. female reproductive cell d. fertilization

_________ 5. time it takes an embryo to fully develop inside its mother’s body e. gestation

PART B Answer the following questions.

1. Where do the embryos of placental mammals get their food? __________________________________

2. Where does fertilization occur in a mammal? _______________________________________________

3. Where does fertilization occur in fish? _____________________________________________________

4. Where do the embryos of birds and snakes develop? _________________________________________

Skill Challenge
Skills: sequencing, graphing
The amount of time it takes an embryo to develop in its mother’s body is called
the gestation period. Study the gestation periods of the organisms listed in the
table. Then, make a bar graph that compares the gestation periods of the
organisms. Arrange your bar graph from shortest gestation period to longest
gestation period.

MAMMAL GESTATION PERIODS

Mammal Gestation Period
(days)
Horse 336
Pig 114
Cat 61
Dog 63
Guinea pig 68

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Answer Key
How do animal embryos develop?
Lesson Review
PART A
1. c 2. d 3. b 4. a 5. e
PART B
1. from the bloodstream of the mother through the
placenta 2. inside the mother’s body 3. outside the
mother’s body 4. inside the mother’s body, after
which a shell develops and the mother lays an egg
Skill Challenge
Check students’ graphs for accuracy. The bars
should be arranged in the following order: cat, dog,
guinea pig, pig, horse.

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