Beginning with a fertilized egg (zygote), a series of five cell divisions would produce an early embryo with how many cells?
A) 4
B) 8
C) 16
D) 32
E) 64

Name: Beginning with a fertilized egg (zygote), a series of five cell divisions would produce an early embryo with how many cells? A) 4 B) 8 C) 16 D) 32 E) 64
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Each cell division doubles the number of cells. Starting with 1 zygote, 5 divisions result in 2^5 = 32 cells.

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