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IB Biology SL 3.1.6 Fertilization in humans Question Bank

Practise IB Biology SL 3.1.6 by identifying the key nuclear events when sperm and egg fuse during fertilization.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Identify breakdown of sperm and egg nuclear membranes as a fertilization event.
  • Explain how fertilization combines parental chromosomes to form a zygote.

D3.1.6—Fertilization in humans question 1

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What happens during fertilization in humans?

A

The nuclear membranes of sperm and egg break down.

B

The sperm enters the egg.

C

The chromosomes undergo joint meiosis.

D

Mitochondria in the zygote come from sperm and egg.

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