Modes of

Reproduction
in Animals
Directions: Read and understand the riddles below. Identify what animal is
being
described in each riddle. Choose your answer from pool of options in
the box.
 Butterfly Cat Dog Frog
Mosquito
1. I lay eggs in water
I like to hop around
I’m green but I’m not a leaf
I have a long tongue but I’m not a giraffe
What am I?
 Butterfly Cat Dog Frog
Mosquito
2. I start as a caterpillar
I go through metamorphosis
I feed on nectars but I’m not a bee
I’m colorful but I’m not a rainbow
What am I?
Butterfly Cat Dog Frog
Mosquito
3. I bite and suck people’s blood
I am an insect but I’m not a spider
I spread disease but I’m not a sneeze
I lay eggs in stagnant water during the
breeding cycle
What am I?
Butterfly Cat Dog Frog
Mosquito
4. I have legs and tails
I am your best friend
I use my nose to sniff food
I get pregnant when the “heat” cycle period
occurs
What am I?
Butterfly Cat Dog Frog
Mosquito
5. I have four legs
I eat fish if you feed me
I have just one, but with eight to spare
I ovulate every 1-3 weeks with contact stage
What am I?
 Animals grow in number through the process called
reproduction. Reproduction is the biological process by which
an organism/s reproduce another individual (offspring) that is
biologically similar to the organism. All of these animals – the
butterflies, frogs, mosquitos, dogs, and cats reproduce
sexually.
Sexual reproduction takes place when sex cells from
two-parent animals (one male and one female) unite to form
a new animal through fertilization. The fertilized egg is called
a zygote. Examples of animals that undergo sexual
reproduction are butterflies, frogs, mosquitos, dogs, and cats.
Though all of them reproduce sexually, they have different
modes of reproduction.
 BUTTERFLIES
The mating begins when the male butterfly detects a
female butterfly releasing pheromones at close range.
When the female accepts the male, the male attaches
to the female's abdomen, injecting a sperm packet
into her stomach that she stores until she decides to
lay eggs. They may go on a courtship flight during
mating that can last for an hour or more. As the eggs
pass down the female butterfly's egg-laying tube, the
sperm fertilizes them.
 BUTTERFLIES
Although male butterflies can mate more
than once, female butterflies only mate once
throughout their lives. About four days a
female butterfly lays from 100 to 300 eggs
during her life. The eggs hatch about four
days after they are laid. When larvae first
hatch, they are less than 1 centimeter (cm)
and grow to be about 5 cm.
Frog
All frogs reproduce sexually. The fertilization in frogs
happens outside the female’s body.
The female releases her eggs and the male releases his
sperms at the same time.
The male and female get into a mating posture called
amplexus in which the male climbs onto the females back
and clasps his forelegs around her middle to make sure
that the sperms reach the eggs.
They can stay in amplexus for hours or even days as the
female releases as few as one or as many as several
 Frog
Usually, about 6-21 days (average!) after being
fertilized, the egg will hatch. Most eggs are
found in calm or static waters, to prevent
getting too rumbled about in infancy! Some
frogs, like the Coast foam-nest tree frog,
actually mate in tree branches overlooking
static bonds and streams. The gestation period
is approximately 33 days, for frogs gave birth
33 days after they were found in amplexus
 Mosquitoes
Reproduction by mosquitoes begins with
courtship.
During mating, the male deposits sperm into the
female through a small pouch in her abdomen.
The female sucks the blood used to feed the
fertilized egg.
After mating and sucking down some blood, the
female will rest for a few days to lay eggs in water,
swamps, or anywhere with sufficient moisture.
Mosquitoes
Male mosquitoes only live for about a week and have no
purpose after mating with a female so mosquitoes only
mate once. The female mosquito only requires the sex
cells of one male for the rest of her life to produce a few
batches of eggs.
The entire life cycle, from an egg to an adult, takes
approximately 8-10 days. Pupae develop into adult flying
mosquitoes in 2-3 days.
Female mosquitoes lay eggs inside containers holding
water. Eggs are ready to hatch from a few days to several
months after being laid.
Dogs
Dogs experience heat cycle which lasts for 3 weeks. It is
the period when they ovulate, and can get pregnant
which is common every 5-12 months.
During the first week (Proestrus cycle) female’s vulva
(outer part of their reproductive organ) swells and
secretes blood and aromas that attract males. They act
moody during this stage to both people and other dogs,
swinging from affectionate to "snappy" and seem to like
to "tease" the males cruelly: they'll lift their tail to allow
a sniff, but will bite the male's head off if he tries to
mount.
Dogs
In the second week (Estrus cycle) her vulva will still be swollen,
but her vaginal discharge will usually stop having visible blood
in it, she will ovulate, and is very ready for reproduction.
Lastly, in week 3 (Diestrus cycle) or the last stage of being in
heat, the female has already ovulated and is losing interest in
reproduction.
The length of pregnancy in dogs is 61-65 days average 63 days.
This means that about 63 days after a dog is impregnated it will
have its litter. Small dogs should
always be bred with a male dog that is smaller than the
female.
Dogs
Cats can go into heat at any time of year, just like dogs. They stay in
heat about 5-15 days but unlike dogs will keep going back into they do
not ovulate
(pass an egg) unless they are bred.
Reproduction begins through the estrous
(reproductive) cycle when they reach puberty.
They are likely to ovulate until there is contact with a male animal.
When in heat they make more noise or meows louder and more
frequent. They become much more affectionate toward people,
weaves in and out of their legs, rubs against them, shakes her pelvis,
and rolls about on the floor, and "flags" her tail.
A cat pregnancy last about 63-65 days. So, a cat can have kittens when
they are young as 4 months or 6 months old.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the name of animals having the
mode of reproduction described below. Choose your answer from the
word box

1. Reproduction begins with courtship. During

mating, the male deposits sperm into the female
through a small pouch in her abdomen. After
mating and sucking down some blood, the female
will rest for a few days to lay eggs in water,
swamps, or anywhere with sufficient moisture.
This mode of reproduction happens to
_______________.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the name of animals having the
mode of reproduction described below. Choose your answer from the
word box

2. Sexual Reproduction begins when the male

and female animal release pheromones or sex
stimulant into the environment. As the female
lays the eggs they are fertilized by the stored
sperm and wrapped in a cocoon. This is how
_______________ reproduce.
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the name of animals having the
mode of reproduction described below. Choose your answer from the
word box

3. Reproduction begins the stages during the

“heat’ cycle. The males are most fertile
when fully mature. They act moody during this
stage to people and show affectionate to their
partner. When the females of this kind of animal
ovulate the they get pregnant. This mode of
reproduction happens in _______________.
5. Reproduction begins through the estrous
(reproductive) cycle when it reaches
puberty. This animal is likely to ovulate until there
is contact with a male animal.
The female animal becomes much more
affectionate toward people, weaves in and
out of their legs, rubs against them, shakes her
pelvis, and rolls about on the
floor, and "flags" her tail. This mode of
reproduction happens in _______________
5. Reproduction begins through the estrous
(reproductive) cycle when it reaches
puberty. This animal is likely to ovulate until there
is contact with a male animal.
The female animal becomes much more
affectionate toward people, weaves in and
out of their legs, rubs against them, shakes her
pelvis, and rolls about on the
floor, and "flags" her tail. This mode of
reproduction happens in _______________
1. What type of reproduction requires
male and female sex cells to unite?
A. external fertilization
B. internal fertilization
C. sexual reproduction
D. asexual reproduction
2. Which is NOT TRUE about sexual
reproduction in animals?
A. it promote differences
B. it has only one parent
C. the young animals resemble each other
D. animals may hatch from eggs or born
alive
3. Which of the following is TRUE about the
heat cycle in cats?
A. cats stay in heat for about 10-30 days
B. cats in heat are moody towards people
C. cats in heat are quiet and like to lay down
D. cats in heat make more noise, louder and
more frequent
4. What do you call the process formed
after the union of a sperm cell and egg
cell?
A. zygote
B. fertilization
C. reproduction
D. sexual reproduction
5. How many times do female butterflies
mate throughout their lives?
A. once
B. twice
C. thrice
D. as many times as they wanted
6. Frogs get into mating posture called
amplexus in order to ________________.
A. release more eggs in water
B. release more sperms for the male frogs
C. have better hatching of eggs into tadpoles
D. to make sure that the sperms reach the
eggs
7. What process takes place when a
sperm cell fuses with an egg cell?
A. combination
B. fertilization
C. hibernation
D. interaction
8. Which of the following looks like
its parent-animal when born alive?
A. bird
B. butterfly
C. cockroach
D. goat
9. Chicks are hatched from eggs. Goats are born
alive and look like their parents.
Frogs undergo many changes as they grow. What
can you infer from these
observations?
A. all animals are born alive
B. all animals are hatched from eggs
C. different animals move in different ways
D. different animals reproduce in different ways
10. Which is NOT TRUE about reproduction in
animals?
A. some animals reproduce sexually
B. fertilization can happen outside female
animal’s body
C. all animals reproduce with the same mode
of reproduction
D. fertilization occurs inside the body for
some female animals
11. Fishes/Frogs produce thousands of
offspring to ___________.
A. produce food for predators
B. increase the chance of some surviving
C. maintain the population of each
species
D. make sure that there are lots of
brothers and sisters
Directions: Read carefully each of the
following statements on reproduction.
Write
TRUE if it is correct and FALSE if it is
incorrect.
1. A zygote is formed through fertilization.
2. A new human individual develops from
a cell called gamete.
3. Reproduction is to reproduce or
produce new organisms of the same type.
4. Sexual reproduction is making a copy of
the organism with a single parent.
5. Reproductive system is the collection of
internal and external sex organs in both
males and females.