validation - question four

Question 1

section two - New Mexico whiptail

Answer 1

One example is the new Mexico whiptail. This is a female-only species of lizard. It is one of the many lizards to be known as a parthenogenetic.

Question 2

section three - amazon molly

Answer 2

Another example is the amazon molly which is freshwater and female fish. The Amazon molly only reproduces through gynogenesis.

Question 3

section four - zebra shark

Answer 3

Another example is the zebra shark which is a species of carpet shark. The zebra shark is one of three species that have been documented to switch its reproductive strategy from sexual to asexual. Zebra sharks use the parthenogenesis reproductive method. This is when the female gametes develop without fertilization.

Question 4

section one

Answer 4

A species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism. Species are living organisms that cannot sexually reproduce but are still considered a part of that species.

Question 5

Amazon molly part 2

Answer 5

They produce diploid eggs without meiosis. These eggs are fertilized by the sperm of males from another species. The sperm is only used to trigger embryogenesis.

Question 6

new Mexico whiptail part 2

Answer 6

This means the lizard can develop embryos from an unfertilised egg. This occurs because long ago females mated with another male species.