Question

Eggs of reptiles and birds are

• A. Alecithal
• B. Isolecithal
• C. Telolecithal
• D. Homolecithal

Answer 1

The correct option is C Telolecithal

Alecithal egg has negligible amount of yolk. Example: humans and other mammal.
Isolecithal egg has even distribution of yolk in the cytoplasm.
Telolecithal egg has uneven distribution of yolk in the cytoplasm. Example: frogs, toads, birds, reptiles.
Homolecithal egg is that where the total amount of yolk is fairly and uniformly distributed throughout the cytoplasm.
Thus, the correct answer is option (C).