If Capacitated Sperm Are Placed in a Glass Dish Containing

question 101

Multiple Choice

If capacitated sperm are placed in a glass dish containing a mixture of unfertilized oocytes and conceptuses, the sperm will be able to bind to

• A) neither the oocytes nor the conceptuses.
• B) both the oocytes and the conceptuses.
• C) only the unfertilized oocytes.
• D) only the conceptuses.
• E) only the conceptuses that have pronuclei.

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