-Protects the eggs against mechanical damage/invasion by pathogens/wide temperature fluctuations.
-Its distasteful to some predators thus it prevents the predators from eating them.
-It anchors the eggs into the substratum e.g. water plant, hence preventing the eggs from swept away by water.
-Eggs are evenly spread within the jelly ensuring that each egg has adequate supply of air
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