Question

The time it takes a mammal baby to develop before it is born is called the _____ period. germination gestation gastrulation incubation

Answer 1

The time it takes for a baby mammal to develop within the mother's womb is known as the gestation period. The period varies between different animals. For example, it is 280 days in humans but only 183 days within a Guinea Baboon.

Answer 2

The item requires us to identify the term that is used for the time interval or duration at which a certain mammal starts to develop up to the time that it is born. The answer to this item is gestation period. Gestation period varies among the mammal species. For some it may take only less than 5 months, while for others it may take about longer than a year.