Study the image of Earth’s layers. Cross section of layers of the Earth. Inner core equals 1,216 kilometers; Outer core equals 2,270 kilometers. Mantle equals 2,885 kilometers, and consists of lower and upper mantle. Upper mantle is made up by: Asthenosphere at 660 kilometers, Lithosphere at 100 kilometers, Oceanic crust at 5 kilometers, Continental crust at 30 to 40 kilometers. Which statement correctly compares the thicknesses of Earth’s layers? Earth’s mantle is thinner than its oceanic crust. Earth’s outer core is thicker than its mantle. Earth’s continental crust is thicker than its lithosphere. Earth’s lithosphere is thinner than its asthenosphere

D. Earth´s lithosphere is thinner than its asthenosphere

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fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

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