a) Names of the group members

b) What purpose does the eggshell of a bird’s egg serve?

c) If the shell membranes are removed from the shell and water is added, the water will seep out of the shell. What characteristic of the shell would allow this to occur?

d) What is the likely function of the chalazae?

e) What might the egg white provide for the developing embryo?

f) What might the yolk provide for the developing embryo?

g) In the developing human, there is no albumen or yolk serving as a source of nutrients. How does the human embryo obtain nutrients for growth and development?

h) A chick embryo develops in 21 days but a human embryo develops in about 266 days. Why are longer periods of development possible in humans and other mammals?

i) Candling is a process by which egg processors look at an egg through a light source to determine whether the egg has been fertilized. Why is “candling” of chicken eggs important to egg processors?