AP BIOLOGY

CELL DIVISION

MEIOSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The correct scientific name for ‘sperm’ or ‘egg’
A
Body Cell
B
Somatic Cell
C
Growing Cell
D
Gamete
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Gametes are an organism’s reproductive cells. They are also referred to as sex cells. Female gametes are called ova or egg cells, and male gametes are called sperm. Gametes are haploid cells, and each cell carries only one copy of each chromosome.

Detailed explanation-2: -Spermatozoa (sperm) are the male sex cells that carry a man’s genetic material. They are so tiny that they can’t be seen without a microscope. In a healthy man, one ejaculation usually contains between 40 million and 600 million sperm.

Detailed explanation-3: -Gametes are the reproductive cells of an organism. They’re also known as sex cells. Sperm refers to male gametes, whilst ova or egg cells refers to female gametes. Gametes are haploid cells, meaning they have only one copy of each chromosome.

Detailed explanation-4: -Male gametes in humans is called sperms. Sperms are produced by testes. Sperms fuse with egg produced by ovaries to form a zygote.

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