Ontogenesis Review

As the organism develops, it undergoes radical physical and behavioral shifts. Consider the , a classic and intense example of ontogeny.

: A total internal restructuring. Gills fade, lungs form, and limbs emerge where there were none. ontogenesis

The story of is the biography of a single being—the epic journey from a solitary cell to a complex, thinking individual. While evolution (phylogeny) tells the story of the whole forest , ontogenesis is the story of the individual seed . The Spark of Becoming As the organism develops, it undergoes radical physical