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Sperm cells contain little more than a haploid nucleus in the head, mitochondria in the mid piece, and a flagellum tail. egg cells have all of the organelles used by the offspring, yet the major difference in mass can be attributed to the different amounts of cytosolute (the egg has a lot more).
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 9y agoFor one thing, the egg has to be larger than the sperm cell so it can accommodate the sperm cell when it penetrates the egg. Also, the egg has to be large enough to hold the nutrition needed for the new embryo.
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What are 2 kinds of sex cells that a gametophyte produces?
sperm cell and egg cells
What are the different cells in the body?
red blood cells, white blood cells, skin cells, sperm cells and egg cells
Who is Albrecht Von Roelliker?
He realised that sperm and egg cells were also cells
What is a sperm or egg?
Sperm and egg cells are gametes, or reproductive cells. The sperm is the male reproductive cell. The egg is the female reproductive cell.
Has how many chromosomes withn the egg cells?
All human gametes (sex cells), which means egg cells and sperm cells, have 23 chromosomes. When the sperm fertilises the egg, the 23 chromosomes from the egg cell and the 23 chromosomes from the sperm cell join to make cells with 46 chromosomes. In summary, all cells in the human body have 46 chromosomes, except sperm cells and egg cells, which have 23.
Why do sperm cells fail to unite with egg cells?
because the sperm cells fail to find the egg cells or the sperm isn't good to unite with the egg
What are 2 kinds of sex cells that a gametophyte produces?
sperm cell and egg cells
What are the different cells in the body?
red blood cells, white blood cells, skin cells, sperm cells and egg cells
When the sperm cells joins an egg cells?
When the sperm penetrate the egg cell fertilization occurs.
Who is Albrecht Von Roelliker?
He realised that sperm and egg cells were also cells
What is a sperm or egg?
Sperm and egg cells are gametes, or reproductive cells. The sperm is the male reproductive cell. The egg is the female reproductive cell.
What 2 cells created you?
A sperm and an egg.
How can you use sperm and egg in the same sentence?
sperm fertalizes the egg cells.
Is the union of egg and sperm mitosis or meiosis?
Neither. The union of a sperm and egg is called fertilization. Both sperm and egg cells are sex cells that are produced through meiosis.
Has how many chromosomes withn the egg cells?
All human gametes (sex cells), which means egg cells and sperm cells, have 23 chromosomes. When the sperm fertilises the egg, the 23 chromosomes from the egg cell and the 23 chromosomes from the sperm cell join to make cells with 46 chromosomes. In summary, all cells in the human body have 46 chromosomes, except sperm cells and egg cells, which have 23.
What word also means sperm and egg cells?
Sperm cells and egg cells named together are called gametes.
Does a plant spend part of its life producing sperm and egg cells?
No, a plant does not even produce sperm and egg cells.
