Final answer:
The statement is true; women are born with all the eggs they will ever have, which mature and are released over their reproductive years.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement that women are born with a single lifetime supply of ova that are released from the ovaries throughout the childbearing years is TRUE. Female newborns have ovaries containing a finite number of eggs, approximately 1-2 million immature eggs at birth. As a girl matures into a woman, the number of eggs decreases, with about 40,000 immature eggs remaining by the time she reaches puberty. Starting with puberty, typically, one egg matures and is released during each menstrual cycle in a process known as ovulation.
This continues monthly until menopause, at which point the ovaries no longer release eggs and the woman's menstrual cycle ends. While the ovaries start with a large number of oocytes, only a small fraction will mature and be ovulated during the reproductive years.