1. Sharks
Reproduction

2. Reproductive Organs
In both males and females, the reproductive organs are near the __________.

3. Reproduction ______________:
The young are in ____________ attached to seaweed, or in mud
About _____ of sharks lay eggs →

5. b) __________ inside the mother:
Young live free inside mother, born when yolk sac is used up; most common
Often ___________ inside mother; only 1 embryo survives after eating the rest →
Mother _________________ is herself cannibalistic of young

7. This is the _______ common method ______________________________

8. Reproductive Trivia Most females only have one functional ovary
Some females release unfertilized eggs into the uterus after the first embryos have hatched to give them a food source
Females can carry up to 80 young
Many have ‘birthing areas’ in warm shallow areas separate from their feeding grounds so they don’t eat their young by mistake

9. Shark Attack Trivia Area Most Probable Shark Temperate Water
Great White
Tropical Water
Tiger
Fresh Water
Bull – highest testosterone level of any animal in land or water
Open Ocean
Oceanic Whitetip