What is a klepton?

Another name for kleptomania
Sexual parasitism
Musical instrument
Avant-garde sculpture
In biology, a klepton is a species that requires input from another biological taxon to complete their reproductive cycle. Specific types of kleptons are zygokleptons, which reproduce by zygogenesis; gynokleptons which reproduce by gynogenesis, and tychokleptons, which reproduce by a combination of both systems. The term is derived from the Greek, kleptein, "to steal".
Ts
0
Correct this question
3
Very interesting!
reach: rather globalbiologygeneticszoology

Answers by country

Another name for kleptomania
Sexual parasitism
Musical instrument
Avant-garde sculpture
answers
flagPoland
5%
65%
9%
18%
3159
flagAustralia
15%
63%
5%
10%
38
flagSouth Africa
0%
63%
18%
18%
11
flagthe Netherlands
11%
61%
16%
11%
18
flagGermany
2%
57%
26%
14%
42
flagthe United Kingdom
19%
49%
9%
20%
111
flagthe United States
19%
47%
13%
17%
189
flagAustria
0%
46%
38%
15%
13
flagPakistan
21%
45%
8%
24%
37
flagCanada
11%
44%
17%
26%
34
flagIndia
20%
43%
11%
23%
316
flagthe Philippines
18%
43%
13%
18%
37
flagGreece
0%
43%
31%
25%
16
flagNigeria
36%
36%
4%
19%
41
flagRepublic of Ireland
5%
35%
35%
15%
20
flagGhana
35%
28%
7%
28%
14