Question

Choose the incorrect statement regarding oviparous organisms.

• A. They are egg-laying animals
• B. The egg is covered by a calcareous shell in reptiles and birds
• C. Embryogenesis occurs inside the body
• D. Fishes and amphibians are oviparous

Answer 1

The correct option is C Embryogenesis occurs inside the body

Oviparous animals are the egg-laying animals. Embryogenesis occurs outside the body in such organisms. The fertilised eggs of reptiles and birds are covered by a hard calcareous shell. Birds, reptiles, fishes and amphibians are oviparous.