What would result if more than one sperm fertilized an egg?

A. One sperm nucleus would degenerate.
B. twins
C. haploidy
D. parthenogenesis
E. polyploidy


Answer: E

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The pyramid of energy illustrates

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If the age-specific fertility rate is such that 100 females of age class x would produce 50 offspring, what is the contribution of age class x to the overall population growth rate?

A. 50 B. 2 C. 0.5 D. 0.75 E. cannot be calculated with this information.

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