AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Somatic cells are cells in the body except for sperm or egg cell. Somatic cells contain two sets of chromosomes that are inherited from each parent. Among the above-given cells, the sperm cell is not a somatic cell since it is haploid. The sperm cell contains half the number of chromosomes from the male parent.

Detailed explanation-2: -Somatic cells account for all the cells of the body except reproductive cells.

Detailed explanation-3: -Examples of somatic cells are cells of internal organs, skin, bones, blood and connective tissues. In comparison, the somatic cells contain a full set of chromosomes whereas the reproductive cells contain only half.

Detailed explanation-4: -Sperm are distinct from their somatic cell counterparts: they are terminally differentiated haploid cells, devoid of most of the cytoplasm, whose specialized function is to achieve fertilization, and whose chromatin is transcriptionally silent.