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Monarch Butterfly Danaus plexippus Chan Park Justin Funnye Ili-Van Lobo. Size of adult organism. The monarch butterfly is small as 2 inches as an adult and multi-cellular . How organism reproduce. It reproduces sexually They sometimes force females to engage in sexual reproduction
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Monarch ButterflyDanausplexippusChan ParkJustin FunnyeIli-Van Lobo
Size of adult organism • The monarch butterfly is small as 2 inches as an adult and multi-cellular
How organism reproduce • It reproduces sexually • They sometimes force females to engage in sexual reproduction • Start off in the air and tackle the female to the ground Male spermtophore is transferred to the female Afterwards the female lays eggs on a plant leaf • Their life cycle is metamorphosis with 4 stages egg larva pupa and adult
Where monarch butterfly fertilization occur • The Egg is fertilized internally and he eggs are laid externally on leaves where their caterpillar eat.
What development of monarch butterfly • Monarch butterflies have external development • And monarch butterflies grow on leaves, then when butterfly become adult it fly to move.
How many gametes are produced • Around 100 eggs are laid per butterfly during mating season
How many offspring it has • Monarch butterflies have around week of offspring to are produced per reproductive event.
Gestation Period • It takes around a week for the eggs to develop before hatching
Care • The female takes special care of their offspring while they are eggs until they are hatched • She keeps them warm by laying them in a humid place and makes sure predators don’t get to them
Courtship • Most of the time the male will force reproduction with the female by nudging it at first then knocking her to the ground and transferring his sperm to her eggs
A Nifty Fact • Humans have been tracking their migrating patterns from the mating grounds for years