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#Question id: 5671


Match the following mechanism of polyspermy (Column I) with events (Column II).

 Column I

 Column II

A. Fast block to polyspermy

i. chemicals from the fusing sperm cytoplasm alter the sodium ion (Na+) channels on the membrane

B. Slow block to polyspermy

ii. enzyme cortical granule serine

protease, cleaves the protein posts that connect the vitelline envelope

iii the concentration of free Ca2+ in the egg cytoplasm increases

iv. an electric change in the egg cell membrane

v. the concentration of free Na+ in the egg cytoplasm increases

Which of the following is correct?

#Unit 5. Developmental Biology
  1. A. iv, v B. i, ii, iii

  2. A. i, ii, v B. iii, iv

  3. A. i, iv, v B. ii, iii

  4. A. i, ii, iii B. iv, v