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No. Although its biological behavior is like that of a parasite, it is not, by definition, a parasite. This isn't really a useful answer, but it's not really a useful question.
It's like saying your newborn child doesn't think George Bush is a very good President. Well, he doesn't think he's a bad President either.
Calling something a parasite describes a relationship where one organism lives at the expense of another. And the embryo does live at the expensive of the mother/host. However, a parasite by definition cannot be the same species as its host. So an embyro, no matter how much it harms the mother, cannot technically be a parasite.
Again, it just isn't useful to categorize an embryo as a parasite or not a parasite. It doesn't add or subtract anything to our understanding of what the embryo actually does.
You would also have to argue that the host gets no benefit from reproducing. I think a biologist would laugh himself silly if you said that to him.
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In most mammalian species which structure supplies food to the developing embryo?
In most mammalian species, the placenta is the structure that supplies food to the developing embryo. The placenta forms during pregnancy and allows for the exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products between the mother and the developing fetus. This structure is essential for supporting the growth and development of the embryo throughout pregnancy.
Do a mammalian cellular organelle contain a nucleus?
Mammalian cells have nuclei. But red blood cells lack
What do you call the habitat of a parasite?
The habitat of a parasite is called a host. The host provides the environment for the parasite to live, feed, and reproduce.
Is the limbic system the same as the mammalian brain?
No, the limbic system is a set of brain structures involved in emotions, memory, and motivation, while the mammalian brain refers to the entire brain of mammals. The limbic system is a part of the mammalian brain.
Can a parasite feed off of another parasite?
Yes, it is possible for a parasite to feed off of another parasite. This phenomenon is known as hyperparasitism. For example, there are parasitic wasps that can lay their eggs within other parasites, such as aphids, and their larvae then feed on the host parasite.
How is a mammalian embryo a parasite?
A mammal embryo is the developing baby inside the mother.
How does a bear embryo develop?
The same way that a human embryo or any other mammalian embryo does.
Where are Gases exchanged in a mammalian embryo?
The Chorion
Where does the trypanosoma live?
It is a parasite , it lives in human and mammalian blood .
The name for the type of cleavage in the mammalian embryo is called?
Rotational Cleavage
What substance surrounds a developing mammalian embryo during gestation?
The placenta.
In most mammalian species which structure supplies food to the developing embryo?
In most mammalian species, the placenta is the structure that supplies food to the developing embryo. The placenta forms during pregnancy and allows for the exchange of nutrients, oxygen, and waste products between the mother and the developing fetus. This structure is essential for supporting the growth and development of the embryo throughout pregnancy.
What does non mammalian mean?
Non-mammalian refers to organisms that are not mammals. These organisms may belong to other classes of animals, such as reptiles, birds, amphibians, fish, or invertebrates. Mammals are a class of warm-blooded vertebrates characterized by mammary glands that produce milk to nourish their young.
How does an embryo get oxygen and nutrients from its mom?
A mammalian embryo gets oxygen and nutrients from it mother by means of the umbilical cord which extends the embryonic blood supply into the placenta embedded in the mothers womb. The blood supply in the placenta is close to that of the mother and oxygen and nutrients diffuse across from the mother to the baby. With egg laying animals the nutrients are supply to the embryo as the yolk part of the egg and oxygen is supplied by diffusion through the permeable shell and shell membrane
When was Mammalian Species created?
Mammalian Species was created in 1969.
Does the embryo develops?
The embryo develops not in the wombYour species may vary. Mammalian embryos develop within the uterus of their mothers. Bird and reptile embryos develop inside eggs. Some oviparous embryos develop inside eggs inside their mothers. In some fish and seahorses, the eggs laid by the female, but carried by the males in a pouch and the embryos develop within him.
What determines whether the indifferent gonads in a mammalian embryo will develop into ovaries or testes?
It probably has to do with the predetermination of the baby's sex. If the father contributed a Y chromosome, then the indifferent gonads would develop into testes. If an X was contributed then they would develop into ovaries.
