Which of the Following Statements About Fertilization Is True

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about fertilization is true?

• A) The egg contributes a centriole.
• B) The union of a haploid sperm and a haploid egg produces a diploid zygote.
• C) The egg and sperm contribute their cell components equally.
• D) Development can progress normally only if the egg or sperm contributes its nuclei.
• E) Nearly all of the cytoplasm comes from the sperm.

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