Animal Reproduction and
Development
Animals,
alongside
plants, are
among the most
successful
organisms on
the planet due
to the diversity
of their
adaptations.
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The alternation
between the
reproduction and
development in
animals
significantly
contributes to
their survival for
many
generations.
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Diverse forms of
reproductive
mechanisms exist
in the animal
kingdom, all of
which allows the
next generations
to inherit the
genetic material of
the species.
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General Animal Life Cycle
Embryo
Zygote Young
Gametes Adult
Embryogenesis Organogenesis
Maturation
Gametogenesis
Fertilization
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General Animal Life Cycle
Embryogenesis
Gametogenesis
Maturation
Organogenesis
Fertilization
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Metamorphosis: Atlas moth (Attacus sp.)
Metamorphosis is a feature in some organisms that involves a rapid
change from an immature larvae and juvenile to a sexually mature adult.
Larva Adult
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Metamorphosis: Sea stars
Metamorphosis is a feature in some organisms that involves a rapid
change from an immature larvae and juvenile to a sexually mature adult.
Juvenile Adult
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Metamorphosis: Lady bugs
Larva Adult
Metamorphosis is a feature in some organisms that involves a rapid
change from an immature larvae and juvenile to a sexually mature adult.
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Complete Metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis
(holometabolous) is characterized
by distinct larval and pupal stages.
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Complete Metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis
(holometabolous) is characterized
by distinct larval and pupal stages.
The larval stage does not resemble
the adult individual.
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Complete Metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis
(holometabolous) is characterized
by distinct larval and pupal stages.
The larval stage does not resemble
the adult individual.
The larval stages also undergo
several molting stages.
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Complete Metamorphosis
Complete metamorphosis
(holometabolous) is characterized
by distinct larval and pupal stages.
The larval stage does not resemble
the adult individual.
The larval stages also undergo
several molting stages.
The pupa stage is a period when
drastic changes occur.
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Complete Metamorphosis
European Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus)
Larva Pupa Adult
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Complete Metamorphosis
Mosquito (Aedes albopictus)
Larva Pupa Adult
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Complete Metamorphosis
Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus)
Larva Early pupa Late pupa Adult
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(hemimetabolous) is characterized
by an aquatic juvenile stage.
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(hemimetabolous) is characterized
by an aquatic juvenile stage.
The larval stage somehow
resembles the adult stage.
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(hemimetabolous) is characterized
by an aquatic juvenile stage.
The larval stage somehow
resembles the adult stage.
The larval stages also undergo
several molting stages.
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(hemimetabolous) is characterized
by an aquatic juvenile stage.
The larval stage somehow
resembles the adult stage.
The larval stages also undergo
several molting stages.
The pupa stage does not exist in
the individual’s life cycle.
Incomplete Metamorphosis: Hemimetabolous
Dragonflies
Naiad Adult
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Paurometabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(paurometabolous) is characterized
by a terrestrial juvenile stage.
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Paurometabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(paurometabolous) is characterized
by a terrestrial juvenile stage.
The larval stage somehow
resembles the adult stage.
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Paurometabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(paurometabolous) is characterized
by a terrestrial juvenile stage.
The larval stage somehow
resembles the adult stage.
The larval stages also undergo
several molting stages.
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Paurometabolous
Incomplete metamorphosis
(paurometabolous) is characterized
by a terrestrial juvenile stage.
The larval stage somehow
resembles the adult stage.
The larval stages also undergo
several molting stages.
The pupa stage does not exist in
the individual’s life cycle.
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Incomplete Metamorphosis: Paurometabolous
Grasshoppers
Nymph Molting adult
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Asexual Reproduction
Asexual
Reproduction
Fission
Fragmentation
Budding
Parthenogenesis
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Asexual Reproduction
Fission involves the splitting of the
parent individual into two
approximately equal halves.
Asexual
Reproduction
Fission
Fragmentation
Budding
Parthenogenesis
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Asexual Reproduction
Fragmentation involves breaking body
parts into fragments. Thereafter, each
fragment will regenerate into fully
functional individuals.
Asexual
Reproduction
Fission
Fragmentation
Budding
Parthenogenesis
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Asexual Reproduction
Budding involves an outgrowth or bud
forming in the body of an adult.
Eventually, it will detach to develop as a
complete individual.
Asexual
Reproduction
Fission
Fragmentation
Budding
Parthenogenesis
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Asexual Reproduction
Parthenogenesis involves the
development of an embryo from an
unfertilized egg.
Asexual
Reproduction
Fission
Fragmentation
Budding
Parthenogenesis
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Sexual Reproduction
Sexual
Reproduc
tion
Requires two parents from
each of the two sexes
Requires fusion of the egg
cell and the sperm cell
Relies highly on the
efficiency of
gametogenesis
Enhances genetic variation
in biological populations
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Sexual Reproduction
External Fertilization Internal Fertilization
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Sexual Reproduction
External Fertilization Internal Fertilization
Usually involves the release of
gametes into the surroundings
Sperm cells are usually deposited
into the female reproductive tract
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Sexual Reproduction
External Fertilization Internal Fertilization
Usually involves the release of
gametes into the surroundings
Sperm cells are usually deposited
into the female reproductive tract
The developing embryos are
usually nourish externally or may
immediately land on a substrate
The young may be nourished in the
female’s body or eggs are laid after
fertilization
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Sexual Reproduction
External Fertilization Internal Fertilization
Usually involves the release of
gametes into the surroundings
Sperm cells are usually deposited
into the female reproductive tract
The developing embryos are
usually nourish externally or may
immediately land on a substrate
The young may be nourished in the
female’s body or eggs are laid after
fertilization
Common in aquatic organisms
such as fishes and corals
Common among higher animals such
as birds, reptiles and mammals
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Sexual Reproduction
External Fertilization Internal Fertilization
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Variations in Internal Fertilization
Eggs are laid and the embryo
obtain its nourishment from
the stored yolk nutrients.
Embryos are nourished in
eggs, which remain in the
parent’s body until they
hatch.
Embryos are nourished by
the placenta until the mother
gives birth to live young.
Oviparous Ovoviviparous Viviparous
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Variations in Internal Fertilization
Eggs are laid and the
embryo obtain its
nourishment from the
Embryos are nourished in
eggs, which remain in the
parent’s body until they
hatch.
Embryos are nourished by
the placenta until the mother
gives birth to live young.
Oviparous Ovoviviparous Viviparous
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Variations in Internal Fertilization
Eggs are laid and the
embryo obtain its
nourishment from the
Embryos are nourished in
eggs, which remain in the
parent’s body until they
hatch.
Embryos are nourished by
the placenta until the mother
gives birth to live young.
Oviparous Ovoviviparous Viviparous
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Mechanism of Fertilization
1. Contact with the jelly
layer or the zona
pellucida
2. Digestion by the
acrosomal enzymes
3. Species-specific fusion
of gamete membranes
(fast-block)
4. Cortical reaction
5. Formation of fertilization
envelope (slow-block)
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2
3
4 5
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Mechanism of Fertilization
1. Contact with the jelly
layer or the zona
pellucida
2. Digestion by the
acrosomal enzymes
3. Species-specific fusion
of gamete membranes
(fast-block)
4. Cortical reaction
5. Formation of fertilization
envelope (slow-block)
1
2
3
4 5
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Mechanism of Fertilization
1. Contact with the jelly
layer or the zona
pellucida
2. Digestion by the
acrosomal enzymes
3. Species-specific fusion
of gamete membranes
(fast-block)
4. Cortical reaction
5. Formation of fertilization
envelope (slow-block)
1
2
3
4 5
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Mechanism of Fertilization
1. Contact with the jelly
layer or the zona
pellucida
2. Digestion by the
acrosomal enzymes
3. Species-specific fusion
of gamete membranes
(fast-block)
4. Cortical reaction
5. Formation of fertilization
envelope (slow-block)
1
2
3
4 5
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Mechanism of Fertilization
1. Contact with the jelly
layer or the zona
pellucida
2. Digestion by the
acrosomal enzymes
3. Species-specific fusion
of gamete membranes
(fast-block)
4. Cortical reaction
5. Formation of fertilization
envelope (slow-block)
1
2
3
4 5
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Animal Development: Cleavage and Blastulation
During embryogenesis, the zygote
undergoes repeated cell division
and cell reorganization.
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Animal Development: Cleavage and Blastulation
During embryogenesis, the zygote
undergoes repeated cell division
and cell reorganization.
Cleavage refers to the rapid cell
divisions that the zygote undergoes.
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Animal Development: Cleavage and Blastulation
During embryogenesis, the zygote
undergoes repeated cell division
and cell reorganization.
Cleavage refers to the rapid cell
divisions that the zygote undergoes.
Continuous division forms the
solid ball of cells called morula.
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Animal Development: Cleavage and Blastulation
During embryogenesis, the zygote
undergoes repeated cell division
and cell reorganization.
Cleavage refers to the rapid cell
divisions that the zygote undergoes.
Continuous division forms the
solid ball of cells called morula.
The cells are then organized into a
hollow ball of cells called blastula.
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Animal Development: Gastrulation
Gastrulation involves extensive cell migration and rearrangement,
which forms the three embryonic germ layers: ectoderm, mesoderm,
and endoderm.
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Animal Development: Organogenesis
Organogenesis is
marked by the
neurulation or the
formation of the
neural tube
through the folding
of the ectodermal
neural plate.
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Animal Development: Organogenesis
Each of the three embryonic germ layers gives rise to specific
tissues and organs in the developing embryo.
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What do you think will happen
if cells do not differentiate
during the development of the
embryo?
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Determine the accuracy of each of the following
statements. Write true if the statement is correct and
false if otherwise.
1.Gastrulation refers to the rearrangement of the cells in
the blastula.
2.The layers of a gastrula include the ectoderm,
endoderm, and mesoderm.
3.After fertilization, the fertilized will begin a series of
rapid cell divisions.
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Complete the Venn diagram by comparing and
contrasting the given terms below.
Blastula Gastrula
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● The life cycle of an animal usually starts from the
fusion of the male (sperm) and the female (egg
cell) gametes during the fertilization process.
● Metamorphosis is a biological feature in the life
cycle of some organisms. It can either be
complete or incomplete, depending on whether a
pupa stage is present.
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● The fertilized egg will undergo active cell division
and cell differentiation to form the developing
embryo during embryogenesis.
● The embryo will undergo organogenesis, where
it starts to form several types of tissues that will
lead to the formation of the organs and organ
systems.
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● Once an individual is formed, this will grow and
mature into an adult, which will be capable of
reproducing and forming another generation
of individuals.
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The general pattern of the development of a fertilized egg into an adult
organism

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