Question

Could the number of eggs or young ones produced by an oviparous and viviparous mother be equal? Why?​

Answer 1

In oviparous animals, young ones develop outside the mother body and are prone to harsh climatic conditions and predators. To compensate, oviparous females lay a number of eggs each time. In viviparous animals, young ones are developed inside the female body and one or a few eggs are produced per cycle. So, number of eggs produced by oviparous and viviparous animals can not be equal.