Biology: The Unity and Diversity of Life (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305073951
Author: Cecie Starr, Ralph Taggart, Christine Evers, Lisa Starr
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 25, Problem 12SQ
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Concept introduction: Animals are classified as oviparous and viviparous based on the nature in which they give birth to the young ones. The oviparous animals lay eggs from which the young ones come out. The viviparous animals give birth to the young ones.
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