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They are gametes that come together to form a zygote. They hold genetic information from each parent.

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When the sperm cells joins an egg cells?

When the sperm penetrate the egg cell fertilization occurs.


Egg and sperm cells are produced in?

Egg is produced in the ovaries in females and sperm in testes in males.


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.


Why do sperm cells need a tail but egg cells do not?

Sperm cells need a tail to get food or energy while the egg isnt alive yet to need emergy......?


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.


How do a sperm cell and a egg cell adapt to do their jobs?

Sperm cells are adapted for motility through a whip-like tail called a flagellum, allowing them to swim towards the egg. Egg cells are adapted for receiving sperm through receptors on their surface that recognize and bind to specific proteins on the sperm cell, leading to fertilization. Both cell types also undergo specialized processes, such as meiosis, to ensure genetic diversity in offspring.


What word also means sperm and egg cells?

Sperm cells and egg cells named together are called gametes.


What is the function of the egg cell and sperm cell?

the sperm cells have to swim to the ovum and then fertilise it. and the egg cells have to reproduvce the offspring


Does a plant spend part of its life producing sperm and egg cells?

No, a plant does not even produce sperm and egg cells.


Why do sperm cells need a tail but egg cells don't?

Sperm cells need a tail to swim to the egg for fertilization, as they are motile cells. Egg cells, on the other hand, are non-motile and stationary within the female reproductive system, waiting to be fertilized. This is why sperm cells have evolved to have a tail for movement, while egg cells do not require this adaptation.