Copulation (zoology)

High school (ages 12+)
Animals & Nature

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/copulation-zoology

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What does "copulation" mean for animals?It is when a male animal puts sperm into a female's body so they can make babies.
2. How do fish and other sea animals make babies?Many fish release sperm and eggs into the water at the same time, and the eggs get fertilized outside their bodies.

Copulation: The zoological term for the act of mating, involving the transfer of sperm from male to female.
Gametes: Reproductive cells (sperm from males, eggs from females) that fuse during fertilization.
External Fertilization: Fertilization occurring outside the body, common in many aquatic organisms.
Internal Fertilization: Fertilization occurring within the female's body, characteristic of most terrestrial animals.