What cells in the body respond to glucagon by breaking down glycogen and releasing glucose?

Liver cells.

Explanation:

Liver maintains the carbohydrate metabolism of the body. Glucose can be stored in the liver in form of glycogen.

Pancreas releases the hormone insulin and glucagon. When the blood glucose levels are high, the insulin hormone is released by pancreas and liver cells convert glucose into glycogen. When the blood glucose level are low, the pancreas releases the hormone glucagon. The liver cell under the hormone influence, breaks down the glycogen and releases glucose. This maintains the blood glucose level in the body.

fertilization, pictured in figure 24.23a is the process in which gametes (an egg and sperm) fuse to form a zygote. the egg and sperm each contain one set of chromosomes. to ensure that the offspring has only one complete diploid set of chromosomes, only one sperm must fuse with one egg. in mammals, the egg is protected by a layer of extracellular matrix consisting mainly of glycoproteins called the zona pellucida. when a sperm binds to the zona pellucida, a series of biochemical events, called the acrosomal reactions, take place. in placental mammals, the acrosome contains digestive enzymes that initiate the degradation of the glycoprotein matrix protecting the egg and allowing the sperm plasma membrane to fuse with the egg plasma membrane, as illustrated in figure 24.23b. the fusion of these two membranes creates an opening through which the sperm nucleus is transferred into the ovum. the nuclear membranes of the egg and sperm break down and the two haploid genomes condense to form a diploid genome.

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