As embryonic cells divide during cleavage, the daughter cells ____.
A) grow to the same size as the parent cell
B) become progressively smaller
C) become progressively larger
D) are different in size from each other and the parent cell
E) may increase or decrease in size depending on their position

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During cleavage, as embryonic cells divide, the daughter cells become progressively smaller because the overall volume of the embryo does not increase significantly during this process. Each division subdivides the initial volume of the egg into smaller and smaller cells.

As Embryonic Cells Divide During Cleavage, the Daughter Cells ____