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What are two example of sex cells and how are they formed?
Sperm and Egg cells are formed by Meiosis.
When are sperm and eggs produced?
In humans, males will start producing sperm at puberty. From then on the male can produce millions of sperm per day. The human female is born with all the eggs she will use in her life time. At puberty, hormones stimulate the ovaries to release one egg per month until menopause. Females do not produce fresh eggs during their life.
Why is there a greater number of sperm than eggs?
Since the time of the dinosaurs, many females, including human females, have lived with a set number of eggs that can be fertilized during her lifetime. Males continue producing sperm throughout much of their lives. This is because it is the male's job to increase the species and if females produced as many eggs as males do sperm, there would be an overpopulation problem.
Does a clam reproduce sexually or asexually?
Clams have sexual reproduction. A male clam releases his sperm into the water at the same time that a female clam releases her eggs into the water. Somehow the male and female clams know how to do it at the same time and somehow the sperm and the eggs get together.
What are two main types of gametes?
the female egg and male sperm.
Eggs and sperm are also known as?
Eggs are also known as ova, while sperm are also known as spermatozoa.
Do girls have sperm?
No, girls do not have sperm. Sperm are the male's reproductive cells. Only men have sperm. Girls (females) have eggs instead.
What are reproductive haploid cells found in a organisim known as?
Gametes, or else eggs/sperm.
What are male and female reproductive cells also known as?
male: sperm female: eggs
Can humman sperm fertalize goldfish eggs?
No, human sperm cannot fertilize goldfish eggs. Sperm and eggs from different species are not compatible for fertilization due to genetic and biological differences.
Which cells are reproductive?
the haploid cells or the gammet cells are also known as the reproductive cells in animals, they are also known as the sex cells
Hermaphroditic earthworms reproduce by transferring sperm to each other. The sperm from one worm eventually fertilize the other worm's eggs. This process is known as?
Cross-fertilization
Hermaphroditic earthworms reproduce by transferring sperm to each other. The sperm from one worms eventually fertilize the other worm's eggs. This process is known as?
Cross-fertilization
Where does a mutation have to occur for it to passed to the next generation?
In the cells that will divide to become eggs or sperm (or the eggs or sperm themselves).
Were the first plants that did not require water for transferring sperm to eggs.?
Gymnosperms
What occurs when pollen sperm unites with the eggs?
When pollen sperm unites with the eggs, fertilization occurs. This leads to the formation of a zygote, which will later develop into a new plant. This process is essential for sexual reproduction in plants.
How does sperm reach an egg of a ladybug?
The eggs are fertilized before the female lays them, when she mates. The sperm swims to the eggs to fertilize them.
