Who Is a Sperm Cell?
Sperm Is the Male Reproductive Cell, or Gamete, in Anisogamous Forms of Sexual Reproduction. Animals Produce Motile Sperm with a Tail Known as a Flagellum...
Sperm is the male reproductive cell, or gamete, in anisogamous forms of sexual reproduction. Animals produce motile sperm with a tail known as a flagellum, which are known as spermatozoa, while some red algae and fungi produce non-motile sperm cells, known as spermatia.
What is the sperm cell?
sperm, also called spermatozoon, plural spermatozoa, male reproductive cell, produced by most animals. ... The sperm unites with (fertilizes) an ovum (egg) of the female to produce a new offspring. Mature sperm have two distinguishable parts, a head and a tail.
What is the job of the sperm cell?
Function. The main sperm function is to reach the ovum and fuse with it to deliver two sub-cellular structures: (i) the male pronucleus that contains the genetic material and (ii) the centrioles that are structures that help organize the microtubule cytoskeleton.
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