Question

A mature sperm has ___________________.

• A. A pan of flagella
• B. A nucleus, an acrosome, a pair of centriole
• C. A nucleus, an acrosome and a tail
• D. A nucleus, an acrosome, a pair of centrioles and a flagellum.

Answer 1

The correct option is D A nucleus, an acrosome, a pair of centrioles and a flagellum.

The correct answer is D (nucleus, an acrosome, a pair of centrioles and flagellum)

Mature sperm has 4 parts - Head, neck, middle piece and a flagellum (tail). A pair of centrioles is present in the neck known as the proximal and distal centriole, it has a nucleus, acrosome on the head which help the sperm go through the zona pellucida and to allow the plasma membranes of the sperm and egg to fuse and a flagella which help in movement.