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Animal Physiology
Exam 3
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
10/16/2012
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Oviparous
 Definition
parents release eggs from which the young hatch
 (snails, most fish, amphibians)
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Ovoviviparous
 Definition
the production of eggs that hatch within the body
 (many snakes, all lizards, some fish, birds)
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Viviparous
 Definition
production & nourishment of living young within the body
 that are born alive (mammals, some sharks)
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Altricial
 Definition
young are dependent on parental care
 
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Precocial
 Definition
young require minimal parental care
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