Reproductive


 Systems

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Kangaroo Several

  Organisms
Male:!
The males of kangaroos have genital organs that
is split to two and have grasping abilities. Rest of
the structures and functions are similar to ones in
other mammals.
Female:!
The female had posterior urogenital sinus. It has
two lateral vaginas, unlike most of the mammals,
There is a separate birth canal for the birth of
joeys, the babies of the kangaroo. This birth canal
in some species remain open, but for others it only
appears at the time of birth. Only some of the
joeys development is pre-natal, and most of the
growth takes place in the pouch.!
Pouch:!
The pouch is a special organ for the nurturing of
the joey till it can leave the pouch and be
independent. Because of this special structure, the
kangaroo could have three different joeys at
different growing stages; one joey in embryo state,
one in the pouch developing, and one big enough
to be outside the pouch all times.

The morphology of the kangaroo, regarding its reproductive system, poses several
benefits in its ecosystem. First, the pouch system, common to all marsupials,
enables natural selection at a young age for joeys, as only the joeys who are able to
climb from their mothers birth canal to the pouch are able to survive, ensuring that
the mother kangaroo can only look after ecologically fit offspring. Furthermore, the
pouch system allows kangaroos to efficiently protect their young and to make more
milk by recycling its waste products. The Kangaroos reproductive system also
enables females to nurture 3 babies at a time, all at different developmental stages,
maximizing reproduction rate. The Kangaroos morphology also maximizes the
amount of time needed to mate (around 15 minutes), to ensure that only males who
can avoid being sabotaged can reproduce. Lastly, the bifurcate genital organs in
males and doubled reproductive organs in females increase the chances of
successful impregnation.!
The ecosystem of the mushroom also selection the morphology of the mushroom
regarding to its reproductive system. Because the spores could germinate quickly
and massively, the mushroom could easily create offsprings and spread. Asexual
reproduction also illuminates the need for sexual reproduction, which might take
longer. Also, the way spores work help the mushroom survive; since the spore can
determine whether the environment has enough food source, it can be dormant for a
long period of time until it gains more food sources. Then, the mushroom starts to
germinate.

Catsh

Mushroom

Urogenital Opening

Catfish generally have external

sexual intercourse in order to bear
young. The female catfish lays
thousands, and possibly millions of
eggs in open water, and the male
catfish fertilizes them with milt, a
milky white substance full of sperm.
For the female catfish, the two
ovaries under the intestines create
the eggs, which exit the body by the
urogenital opening right behind the
anus. !
On the other hand, the male catfish
has two testes that creates sperm as
a milky white substance called milt.
This sperm is later used to fertilize the
eggs laid by the female; the male
sprays the milt onto the eggs, making
it fertilized. !

Testes

Actually, the mushroom itself is the fruiting body of the fungi, that releases spores
for reproduction and growth. First, the mycelia, the vegetative part of the fungi
made of hyphae, grows. The process differs by the type of mushrooms, but most
mushrooms can reproduce asexually; a single-cell yeast could grow by budding,
which can produce around 24 offsprings per cell. Mushrooms with hyphae can
reproduce two ways; one, asexually by breaking bits of hyphae off and growing as
separate entities, two, sexually by combining two mating cells to create a spore
stalk. When the spore caps in the spore stalks completely mature, they burst,
spreading spores everywhere. After the spore lands,they would germinate like
seeds, unless the ground is not suitable; then, they would enable a dormant state
until there are more food sources.

Regarding to the reproductive system,

the ecosystem has selected the
morphology of the catfish. For an
example, the way the fish reproduces
uses natural selection, by fertilizing
millions of eggs outside the body. Not all
of these young survive, but the strong
ones live and grow to be strong genes
of the specie. This ensures that the
younger generation is able to survive
and prevent the specie from extinction.

Gonads under a 4X microscope