Generally Only One Sperm Fertilizes an Egg Because

question 37

Multiple Choice

Generally only one sperm fertilizes an egg because

• A) sperm compete against one another before entering and only the most fit sperm is able to fertilize the egg.
• B) sperm travel such a great distance that no two sperm are likely to arrive at the same time.
• C) there is only one passageway available for a sperm to enter the egg.
• D) many sperm enter but only one set of chromosomes can fuse with the egg nucleus; the other sperm are absorbed.
• E) when the first sperm fuses with the egg membrane, the membrane depolarizes, which blocks the entry of any other sperm.

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