Which of the following statements about oogenesis is false?
A) The polar body is the egg cell which is then fertilized by the sperm cell.
B) Far fewer eggs are produced by the female than sperm produced by the male.
C) Meiosis I begins in the female fetus.
D) Meiosis II is not completed until after the egg cell makes contact with the sperm cell.
E) The lack of viable oogonia in the ovaries leads to menopause in the female.

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The polar body is not the egg cell that is fertilized by the sperm cell. The polar body is a small nonfunctional cell produced during the process of oogenesis, which eventually degenerates. The mature egg cell, on the other hand, is the one that undergoes fertilization by the sperm cell.

Which of the Following Statements About Oogenesis Is False