What is one of the cellular differences between human eggs and sperm?

A) Sperm are arrested in meiosis II; eggs have completed meiosis.
B) Sperm contain a haploid set of chromosomes; eggs are diploid.
C) Sperm have 200,000 times the volume of eggs.
D) Eggs have 200,000 times the volume of sperm.
E) Sperm are arrested in meiosis I; eggs have completed meiosis.


Answer: D

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