Difference between zygote and embryo

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Zygote:
The zygote is a single cell formed after the fertilization of an egg cell from a female with the sperm from a male.
Embryo:
The zygote further undergoes meiosis and mitosis, and the cell division forms a blastocyte, which further forms an Embryo.
Zygote
Embryo
1.A zygote is a single cell formed after the fertilization of an egg cell from the female with the sperm from the male.
1. Embryo is a developed blastocyte, formed from cell division of the Zygote.
2. Zygote is a single cell.
2. Embryo is a multi-cellular stage.
3. Zygote is the union of male gamete sperm and female gamete egg during the process of fertilization.
3. Embryo is an unborn offspring with a developed heart and organs under the development process.
4. The process of zygote formation is called fertilization.
4. The process of embryo formation is called embryogenesis

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The correct sequence of reproductive stages seen in flowering plants is

(a) gametes, zygote, embryo, seedling
(b) zygote, gametes, embryo, seedling
(c) seedling, embryo, zygote, gametes
(d) gametes, embryo, zygote, seedling

Q. The correct sequence of reproductive stages occurring in flowering plants is
(a) gametes, zygote, embryo, seed
(b) zygote, gametes, embryo, seed
(c) seed, embryo, zygote, gametes
(d) gametes, embryo, zygote, seed

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Zygote	Embryo
1.A zygote is a single cell formed after the fertilization of an egg cell from the female with the sperm from the male.	1. Embryo is a developed blastocyte, formed from cell division of the Zygote.
2. Zygote is a single cell.	2. Embryo is a multi-cellular stage.
3. Zygote is the union of male gamete sperm and female gamete egg during the process of fertilization.	3. Embryo is an unborn offspring with a developed heart and organs under the development process.
4. The process of zygote formation is called fertilization.	4. The process of embryo formation is called embryogenesis