You find a leathery egg casing attached to the substrate in the ocean.You do not know what organism laid the egg,but you find an animal embryo developing inside.From what you have observed,you can conclude that the embryo will develop into an organism that

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The fact that an embryo is developing inside the leathery egg casing suggests that the organism uses internal fertilization. This rules out options A and B, which both involve external fertilization or spawning gametes. The fact that the egg casing was found in the ocean suggests that the organism is aquatic, ruling out option D. It is not possible to determine from the given information whether the organism receives parental care until hatching, so option E cannot be definitively ruled in or out.

You Find a Leathery Egg Casing Attached to the Substrate