Item RH054001: If the sex cells of a mouse contain 20 chromosomes, then the fertilized egg of a mouse must contain 40 chromosomes.
Sex cells (sperm or egg cells) in mice contain 20 chromosomes. How many chromosomes does the fertilized egg cell of a mouse contain?
- 10
- 20
- 40
- 80
| Answer Choice | Overall | Grades | Gender | Primary Language | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 4516 | 6–8 n = 2596 | 9–12 n = 1917 | Male n = 2215 | Female n = 2225 | English n = 4067 | Other n = 339 | |
| A. | 23% | 25% | 21% | 22% | 25% | 23% | 25% | 
| B. | 23% | 22% | 25% | 23% | 23% | 23% | 21% | 
| C. | 46% | 45% | 49% | 46% | 46% | 47% | 42% | 
| D. | 7% | 8% | 6% | 8% | 6% | 7% | 12% | 

