BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2002

  • question_answer
    Oviparous mammals are :

    A)  kangaroo

    B)  duck billed platypus

    C)  whale

    D)  rabbit

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Animals, which deposit their egg in immediate external environment are called, oviparous animals e.g., majority of invertebrates, birds, reptiles etc. Duck billed platypus (Qrnithorhynchus anatinus) is a oviparous mammal, which laid egg in special nested burrows. Female possess mammary glands but teats or nipples are absent. The animals which bear developing embryo within their uterus and derive nourishment from mother through placenta are called, viviparous e.g., most mammals.


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