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Describe several ways in which the structure of the bird egg fits its function?

Describe several ways in which the structure of the bird egg fits its function

I'm working on a lab for biology & this is one of the post lab questions

An egg has four basic structures: the yolk and its associated membranes, the germinal disc, the albumen (white), and the shell and its associated membranes. Each component performs specific functions in the development of the embryo.

The yolk is the main source of nutrition for the embryo. “It is high in fat and protein,” noted Burkett, an avian veterinarian in Durham, N.C. “The fat gives yolk its yellow color. The more fat contained in the yolk, the darker the yellow.”

Surrounding the yolk are four membranes that keep it intact and in contact with, but separate from, the albumen. After the egg has been fertilized and incubation starts, a system of blood vessels develops within these yolk membranes, which completely surround the yolk and carry nutrition to the embryo.

On the surface of the yolk is the germinal disc, a small disc of cytoplasm containing the DNA nucleus of the female cell, or ova. You need a microscope to see the nucleus, but you can see the germinal disc with the naked eye. It appears on the surface of the yolk as a white dot. “If the egg is fertile, the dot is called a blastoderm; if it is not fertile, it is called a blastodisc,” Burkett said. “The blastoderm contains the genetic material necessary to develop into offspring of the parent birds.”

The albumen is the white or clear part of the egg that surrounds the yolk. Made up mostly of protein, it also contains globulins, which provide immunity from disease. The albumen feeds the developing embryo with water and protein. When the chick is ready to hatch, the albumen acts as a lubricant to help the chick turn, push and struggle to free itself from the egg.

Albumen consists of thick viscous forms and thin, watery forms. A layer of watery albumen surrounds the yolk, and a more viscous layer of albumen is in contact with the watery layer. A third watery layer of albumen is in contact with the shell’s inner membrane.

A dense layer of albumen called the chalaziferous layer is in direct contact with the outer yolk membrane. An extension of this layer forms the chalazae, twisted strands of thick albumen that connect to the shell membrane at each end of the egg. The chalazae stabilizes the yolk and embryo in the center of the egg within the albumen layers. The chalazae become twisted as the egg is turned during incubation.

The hard outer surface of a bird egg is the shell. It provides protection and structure to house the embryo. The shell contains pores to allow for transpiration of water through the shell. The shell consists of three layers; the outermost layer is the cuticle. Beneath the cuticle is the calcium carbonate layer called the testa, and the innermost layer is the mammillary layer.

“The cuticle consists of dried mucus laid down by the uterus and serves to regulate evaporation of moisture and to protect the embryo from bacterial infection,” Burkett explained. “The testa is the layer that makes up most of the eggshell structure and provides calcium to the growing chick. It is also the layer that contains the pigments if the egg is colored. The mammillary layer is in direct contact with the shell membranes and is the foundation for the testa.”

Two membranes lie directly beneath the shell: the inner shell membrane and the outer shell membrane. “At the blunt end of the egg, the two membranes separate, forming a space between them called the air cell,” Burkett noted. “The air cell is formed after the egg is laid and cools. The outer shell membrane adheres to the mammillary layer of the shell. The inner shell membrane covers the liquid inside the egg.”

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