This document summarizes reproduction in animals. It describes sexual reproduction, which involves the fusion of male and female gametes, and asexual reproduction, which involves a single parent. The male reproductive organs include testes and sperm ducts that produce sperm, while female organs include ovaries, oviducts, and a uterus that produce eggs. Fertilization is the fusion of an egg and sperm to form a zygote. It can occur internally or externally. The zygote develops into an embryo and later a fetus with identifiable body parts. Animals can be viviparous and give birth, or oviparous and lay eggs. Asexual reproduction occurs through budding in hydra or binary fission in a