Could the number of eggs or young ones produced by an oviparous and viviparous mother be equal? Why?
Normally the number of eggs produced by oviparous is greater than the number of young ones by viviparous. The development of young ones is oviparous takes place outside the mother whereas in the viviparous the development of the embryo takes place inside the uterus of the mother hence a viviparous mother can have very less number of embryos at a time in her uterus. Whereas oviparous mothers have no need to feed their young ones (embryos) until hatched. Hence, largest in number.
