Which series lists the stages of development in the gestational process in order, from beginning to end?
a) gametes ® embryo ® zygote ® fetus ® organism
b) gametes ® zygote ® embryo ® fetus ® organism
c) embryo ® gametes ® zygote ® fetus ® organism
d) zygote ® gametes ® embryo ® fetus ® organism

The correction option for the stages of development is gametes, zygote, embryo and fetus.

Gestation is the process in which an offspring develops inside viviparous. Firstly, male and female gametes fuse together to form zygote. Gametes are haploid (n) in nature. When they fuse together to form zygote which is diploid (2n). After the formation of zygote, embryo develops which is the early stage of development of a multicellular (contains more than one cell) diploid eukaryotic organism.

With the passage of time, embryo becomes fetus which is an unborn more than eight weeks after conception. Then fetus develops and then form an organism and finally it is hatched at the end.

"a scientist studying a whale and its surroundings would need to understand the structure of atoms in case something was negatively affecting the whale or its surroundings."

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from my research i have to the conclusion that decomposers, such as fungi, bacteria and invertebrates, play a critical role in nutrient cycling and without them the earth's ecosystem may not support life as we know it. elements such as carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus exist in limited amounts on earth, although huge amounts of carbon are being released into the atmosphere from underground sources now by humans. it is still extremely important that other nutrients be retained by the process of re-use. decomposers are organisms that are able to chemically break down dead material and make these elements available for use by other organisms. without this breakdown of dead material, dead bodies would pile up. so decomposers also play a role in clean up also. without them, life might not continue as we know it and dead material would overwhelm the earth.