Across

2. In internal fertilisation, the F____________ (10) egg is retained and

developed within the female, or released within a protective shell.

5. Fusion of male and female gamete produces a Z_________ (6).

6. Animals with larger B_______ (6) need more time to develop.
7. M___________ (10) are a type of Australian animal that is born very
undeveloped and needs special care from the mother for a period of
time.
8. Gametes are very tiny and D____________ (9) easily, so they need
special conditions to survive.
9. Most A_________ (7) animals have external development.
10.Parental care considerably increases the off-spring's chances of
S____________ (8) after birth.

Down
1. K________ (8) are a type of marsupial that have part internal and part
external development
3. External fertilisation generally occurs in animals that live or breed in
W______ (5).
7. The process in which the new individual changes to look like others
of its type. D_____________(11)
11.The joining of sperm and egg cell. F_____________ (13)
12.Animals that provide C_____ (4) for their off-springs produce
considerably fewer eggs than those that don't.
13. E___________ (8) fertilisation is considered inefficient because many
of the gametes released do not combine and are wasted.
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