Multiple choice

The fertilized egg is also known as

  1. zygote

  2. diploid cell

  3. haploid cell

  4. ovum

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Explanation

After a female egg is fertilized, it is known as a zygote. Once the egg is fertilized, the zygote begins a two-week period of rapid cell division and will eventually become an embryo.