Reptiles were the first group whose eggs cushioned the embryo in fluid and protected it with membranes and a shell. This prevents eggs from drying out and allows them to be laid away from water.
Reptile eggs have shell membranes.
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Eggs have selectively permeable membranes, just like those of cells (they can only allow certain materials or objects to pass through, kind of like a screen door).
Eggs have two transparent protein membranes that serve to protect the inner parts from bacteria.
Nucleus is surrounded by a double membrane.
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NO- the vast majority of the commercial eggs are infertile- the hen never sees a rooster. Fertilization of the egg happend BEFORE the shell membranes and shell are added. Fertilization is not needed to form a shell.
Yes, blue-tongued lizards are ovoviviparous, meaning they give birth to live young rather than laying eggs. The young are born in thin, transparent membranes, which they quickly break out of.
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double!
There are two membranes. Mitochondria are double membranous