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

Explanation

The number of eggs produced by a produced by a viviparous mother. This isagos produced by an oviparous mother will be more than the young ones viviparous mother. This is because in oviparous animals, the development onyoung ones takes place outside the mother.s body. Their eggs are more prone to environmental conditions and predators. Therefore, to overcome the loss, more eggs are produced by mothers so that even under harsh environmental conditions, some eggs might be able to survive and produce young ones. On the other hand in viviparous organisms, the development of young ones takes place in safe conditions inside the body of the mother. They are less exposed to environmental conditions and predators. Therefore there are more chances of their survival and nence less number of young ones are produced as compared to the number of eggs produced by oviparous mother.