Embryogenesis is the process of embryo formation that starts with the fertilization of an egg with a sperm. I have mentioned before that the process from fertilized egg (zygote) to baby organism is extremely complex. I will get more into that another time (when I can focus and not think about happy hour).
Just know that all animals start as a single cell and go through this process. Since everyone starts as only one cell, it is crazy when you start looking at early stage embryos. No matter how different the final animal is going to look, they all start out looking very similar.
So here is a fun little game for a Friday afternoon! Try to see if you can figure out what animal each embryo is going to develop into. The answers are in the comment section.
Quick Note: For some reason I am having a hard time numbering these images. Don’t be stupid and just assume the top image is #1, the picture under that is #2… you get it. And to help you, I put a hint at the bottom. Try doing it without the hint first (it makes it more amusing).
Yeah, told you it’s not easy to tell organisms apart at this stage in life. It may help (probably not) a little knowing the organisms I am using. Above (in no particular order) there is an Elephant, Human, Cat, Dog, Lamprey, Snake, Mouse and Turtle.
There is no way I could have been able to do this. I hope you at least guessed the snake…
ReplyDelete1. Human
2. Snake
3. Cat
4. Dog
5. Mouse
6. Turtle
7. Lamprey
8. Elephant
My guesses were, Dinosaur, bumblebee, alien, gerbil, bear, bird, snake, and a different alien.
ReplyDeleteI knew I was going to be wrong, but these were my guesses!
HAHA! I adore you! :)
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