After an egg cell containing 16 chromosomes is fertilized how many chromosomes will be present in the zygote

is this for the e2020 class

for example, no new evidence will demonstrate that the earth does not orbit around the sun (heliocentric theory), or that living things are not made of cells (cell theory), that matter is not composed of atoms, or that the surface of the earth is not divided into solid plates that have moved over geological timescales .