K12 Week 1
From Embryology
Facts
- The process of fertilization occurs in all animals and plants that have a male and female.
- A fertilized egg does not mean it will go on to form an embryo. Many fertilized eggs do not develop into embryos.
- In humans, usually only 1 egg is released at a time each month.
- A women will release between 300 to 400 eggs during their adult life.
- In cats, dogs and other animals several eggs can be released at once. This is one reason why these animals have many babies at once.
