Internal Fertilisation - Type 3
Science: Year 5 & 6 National Curriculum, topic 1.3.4
Internal Fertilisation - Type 3
Internal fertilisation happens inside the female's body. There are three types of offspring development after internal fertilisation.
Type 3
- The female keeps the fertilised eggs inside her body.
- The eggs hatch as soon as they are laid. This process resembles a live birth.
- This type happens in cockroaches, white sharks and a few other animals.
Test yourself on Internal Fertilisation - Type 3
Where do offspring develop after the eggs are fertilised in cockroaches and white sharks?
Where does the female cockroach keep the fertilised eggs?
What happens when the female white shark lays the eggs?
What is correct about internal fertilisation type 3?