Which statement best defines a phoneme? A
It is the smallest unit of sound.
OB.
It is the smallest unit of meaning.
O c.
It is a set of rules to help people derive meaning from a given sound.
D.
It is the study of sentences.

A - It is the smallest unit of sound

Explanation:

A phoneme is defined as "The smallest unit of speech distinguishing one word from another, as the element "p" in "tap" that separates the word from "tag" or "tab"."

a physical change is being made.

both male and female gametes are produced by meiosis of the germ cells. therefore, both male and female gametes are haploid. one male and one female gamete unite during the fertilization to form the diploid zygote. in seed bearing plants, pollen grain is the male gametophyte, which produces sperm cells.