To reproduce, female elephants produce eggs and male elephants produce sperm. Offspring are produced by the fusion of an egg with a sperm cell. Which statement is true about the offspring? A. The offspring are genetically identical to the parents because they are produced by sexual reproduction.
B. The offspring are genetically distinct from the parents because they are produced by sexual reproduction.
C. The offspring are genetically distinct from the parents because the egg and sperm are both diploid.
D. The offspring are genetically identical to the parents because the egg and sperm are both diploid.

The right answer is B. The offspring are genetically distinct ... by sexual reproduction.

Explanation:

Sexual reproduction, as opposed to asexual reproduction, indicates that the propagation of a species involves male and female gametes. It is the main method of reproduction of multicellular organisms.

In the first stage of sexual reproduction, meiosis, the number of chromosomes is reduced from a diploid number (2n) to a haploid number (n). During fertilization ("fertilization"), haploid gametes come together to form a diploid zygote and restore the initial number of chromosomes (2n).

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1. the energy lost to disorder metabolism     -entropy

2. related to or possessing motion potential     -kinetic

3. all of the chemical reactions in an organism required for maintenance of the processes of life entropy     -metabolism

4. possible; ability to go into action or perform work kinetic     -potential

5. the study of energy and its transformations thermodynamics     -thermodynamics