The process by which gametes combined to form a zygote is called
a) parthenogenesis
b)mitosis
c)meiosis
d)fertilization

D) fertilization

Explanation:

Fertilization is the name given to the fusion of male and female gametes. By themselves, female egg cells -- called ova -- and male sperm cells cannot grow and divide. However, once a sperm cell breaks through the egg cell membrane, the genetic material combines and the new organism begins to grow and develop as a living thing.

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