The sperm and egg cell reach each other in the water and fertalize the egg
It's not possible, because after one sperm cell reaches an egg, the egg cell slightly changes look to keep other sperm cells from reaching the same egg.
Because the egg cell is carried down the oviduct by little hairs called cilia and the sperm cell has to reach the egg cell before it gets to the uterus (womb).
it enables the sperm to move around to reach the egg
When sperm reach an egg, there is a competition to get into the egg first. Since sperm travel in groups, theres a lot of competition. Once a sperm has penetrated the membrane, the membrane hardens, blocking the rest of the sperm out. Once inside, the sperm releases its genetic material, and the egg cell divides, and will continue so until a new baby is born.
The process when an egg cell and a sperm cell COMBINE is called Fertilization
A sperm and an egg.
the egg is larger than the sperm cell
It fuses with the membrane of the egg cell, and the content of the sperm cell enters the egg cell.
The uniting is known as fertilisation of the egg by the sperm.
FERTILIZATION
A sperm fused with an egg