What is the name of the new cell formed by the process of fertilization?

A) fetus
B) zygote
C) ovum
D) gamete

Zygote

The new cell formed by the process of fertilization.

Fertilization

The process by which a sperm and an ovum—the male and female gametes, respectively—join to form a single new cell.

Gamete

A mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.