Oviparous animals ____

a. lay eggs that contain the nutrients needed for development of the embryo outside the mother’s body
b. retain the embryo within the mother’s body and nourish it at least through early embryo development
c. have a specialized temporary structure, the placenta, which connects the embryo to the uterus during
development
d. retain fertilized eggs within the body, where the embryo develops using the nutrients provided by the egg
e. have mature egg-producing and mature sperm-producing tissue present in the same individual


ANSWER: a

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