Fertilization in Animal Cells

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What is the fertilization membrane made up of?

  • Chorion
  • Blastocoel
  • Vitelline membrane
  • Chorion and vitelline membrane (correct)

What is the fate of the blastocoel at the end of gastrulation?

  • It remains as a hollow cavity
  • It becomes a morula
  • It turns into the fertilization membrane
  • It is obliterated (correct)

What determines the stage of the embryo in early cleavage stages?

  • Shape of the cells
  • Color of the cells
  • Number of cells (correct)
  • Size of the cells

What is characteristic of a Morula stage embryo?

<p>16-32 cells resembling a mulberry (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What secretes the fertilization membrane in the ovary?

<p>Follicle cells (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is distinctive about the gastrula stage?

<p>Open cavity formed by invagination (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where does fertilization occur in Ascaris females?

<p>Uterus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the diploid number in Ascaris?

<p>2n=4 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of fertilization in animal cells?

<p>Cleavage and gastrulation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What part of the female reproductive tract in Ascaris enlarges to form the uterus?

<p>Ovary (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do Ascaris reproduce?

<p>Sexually with separate sexes (dioecious) (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where do sperm cells enter the eggs during copulation in Ascaris females?

<p>Oviduct (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary difference between the primary oocyte and the fertilized egg?

<p>Presence of sperm head inside the egg (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the characteristic feature of the pronuclear stage?

<p>Separation of homologous pairs (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the male pronucleus in fertilization?

<p>Generates an array of microtubules (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which structure transforms into a pronuclei during fertilization?

<p>Sperm head chromosome (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main function of the fertilization membrane?

<p>Envelops the first polar body (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At what stage does the nucleus of the ovum transform into the female pronucleus?

<p>Pronuclear stage (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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