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Teaching Bird reproduction

Bird reproduction

Birds reproduce by internal fertilization, during which the egg is fertilized inside the female. Like reptiles, birds have cloaca, or a single exit and entrance for sperm, eggs, and waste.

CK-12 (Middle School)

ESSENTIAL QUESTION:

How do birds ensure that their traits will be passed on?
STANDARDS:
RST.2 - Main Ideas

DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE (DOK) LEVELS:

1,2
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