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Which of the following best describes the portrayal of the egg in the revised models discussed in the text?
Which of the following best describes the portrayal of the egg in the revised models discussed in the text?
- The egg is depicted as a dangerous and aggressive threat
- The egg is depicted as passive and submissive
- The egg is depicted as having a larger and more active role than in older models (correct)
- The egg is not portrayed differently than in older models
Which of the following is true about the Schatten lab's revised model?
Which of the following is true about the Schatten lab's revised model?
- The sperm captures and tethers the egg with its sticky zona
- The egg is depicted as a passive and submissive participant
- The egg interrupts the sperm's dive with a sudden and swift rush (correct)
- The egg's nucleus guides the sperm's nucleus to the center
What is Wassarman's description of the surface of the egg in the revised models?
What is Wassarman's description of the surface of the egg in the revised models?
- Rough and jagged
- Covered with thousands of plasma membrane-bound projections (correct)
- Thin and delicate
- Smooth and featureless
