Question

The cell produced by the fusion of an egg and a sperm is the

Answer 1

Answer:

Option C, zygote

Explanation:

The complete question is

The cell produced by the fusion of an egg and a sperm is the

a. gamete

b. oocyte

c. zygote

d. germ line cells

e. somatic cell

Solution

During the process of fertilization in sexual reproduction, when a male gamete (sperm) and female gamete (egg) fuses they form a new cell known as zygote.  

Both male and female gamete are haploid with”n” number of chromosomes (only a single set of genes) and when they combine they form diploid zygote  with “2n” number of chromosomes.

Hence, option C is correct