The ___ of a hen is a single cell.

Open in App

Solution

The egg of a hen is a single cell. The yolk is, in fact, one gigantic cell. It is not just "connected to" the ovum; it is the ovum.
The ovum of a chicken consists of a very small amount of cytoplasm and yolk, but they (white spot + yolk) are surrounded by the same, single, cytoplasmic membrane.

Suggest Corrections

Similar questions

Which of the following is a single-celled organism?

State whether the following statements are true or false :

(a) Each sperm is a single cell.

(b) A new human individual develops from a cell called gamete.

(d) A zygote is formed as a result of fertilisation.

(e) External fertilisation takes place in frog.

(f) An embryo is made up of a single cell.

(g) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.

(h) Oviparous animals give birth to young ones.

(i) The hens give birth to chicks like human beings give birth to babies.

(j) Amoeba reproduces by budding.

(k) Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction.

(l) Fertilisation is necessary even in asexual reproduction.

(m) Cloning is a sexual reproduction method in mammals.

What is the size of an ostrich egg? Is it a single cell or a group of cells?

Join BYJU'S Learning Program