When a Sperm Cell Comes into Contact with an Egg

question 198

Multiple Choice

When a sperm cell comes into contact with an egg cell, there is a change in the electrical charge across the plasma membrane and various channel proteins close. These channels would be called ________ channels.

• A) open-gated
• B) voltage-gated
• C) chemical-gated
• D) ligand-gated
• E) nongated ion

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