The figure above shows plates made from a culture growing bacteria during specified generations. The culture has white and
dark bacteria. After generation 1, scientists applied an experimental drug intended to kill the bacteria and kept the experimental
drug in the culture during successive generations.
Which statement best explains the results of the experiment?
OA.
The dark bacteria showed resistance to the drug.
OB. The white bacteria showed resistance to the drug.
OC.
The drug had no effect on the population
OD. Both the dark and the white bacteria showed equal resistance to the drug

fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

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