NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -monotreme, (order Monotremata), any member of the egg-laying mammalian order Monotremata, which includes the amphibious platypus (family Ornithorhynchidae) and the terrestrial echidnas (family Tachyglossidae) of continental Australia, the Australian island state of Tasmania, and the island of New Guinea.

Detailed explanation-2: -Monotremes are different from other mammals because they lay eggs and have no teats.

Detailed explanation-3: -There is a group of mammals, called monotremes, that lays eggs instead of giving birth to live young. Monotremes are a pretty exclusive bunch. There is just one species of platypus that’s alive today.

Detailed explanation-4: -The monotremes are a group of highly specialised egg-laying predatory mammals, containing the platypus and echidnas. There are only five living species of monotreme, contained within two families: Family Ornithorhynchidae: the platypus, a single species in a single genus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Monotreme eggs have a leathery shell, like the eggs of reptiles. The eggs are retained inside the mother’s body for at least a couple of weeks. During that time, the mother provides the eggs with nutrients. Platypus females lay their eggs in a burrow.