External Fertilization :
- Fertilization or syn gamy occurs in the external medium(water),i.e., outside the body of the organism.
- Example - Aquatic organisms like algae,bony fishes and amphibians.
- The offspring are extremely vulnerable to predators threatening their survival up to adulthood.
Internal Fertilization : - Fertilization or syn gamy occurs inside the body.
- Examples - Terrestrial organisms,belonging to fungi,animals like reptiles,birds,mammals and plants like bryophytes,pteridophytes,gymnosperms & angiosperms.
- There is large number of sperms produced but the number of eggs is very low.