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#Question id: 5560


In a newly fertilized egg, the vitelline layer ________.

#5. Developmental Biology
  1. lifts away from the egg and hardens to form a fertilization envelope

  2. secretes hormones that enhance steroidogenesis by the ovary

  3. reduces the loss of water from the egg and prevents desiccation

  4. provides most of the nutrients used by the zygote