Shortly After Fertilization, Successive Cell Divisions Convert the Zygote into a Multicellular

question 72

Multiple Choice

Shortly after fertilization, successive cell divisions convert the zygote into a multicellular embryo during a process known as ____.​

• A) ​meiosis
• B) ​parthenogenesis
• C) ​gastrulation
• D) ​cleavage
• E) blastulation​

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Definitions:

Marginal Cost

The added cost resulting from the manufacture of one more unit of a product or service.

Variable Input

A factor of production whose quantity can be changed easily and flexibly by a firm in the short run to adjust output levels.

Average Variable Cost

The total variable cost divided by the quantity of output produced; it shows the variable cost per unit of output.

Marginal Product

The extra output generated from the inclusion of one additional unit of a particular input while maintaining all other inputs unchanged.