What Is the New Cell Formed from the Union of Egg

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Multiple Choice

What is the new cell formed from the union of egg and sperm called and how many chromosomes does it have?

• A)Zygote with 23 chromosomes
• B)Zygote with 23 pairs of chromosomes
• C)Egg with 46 chromosomes
• D)Tetrad with 23 pairs of chromosomes

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Definitions:

Left Atrium

The left atrium is one of the four chambers of the heart, receiving oxygen-rich blood from the lungs and pumping it into the left ventricle.

Pulmonary Arteries

Blood vessels that carry deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs for gas exchange.

Diastole

Relaxation period of a heart chamber during the cardiac cycle.

Systole

The phase of the heart cycle during which the heart muscles contract and pump blood from the chambers into the arteries.