Question

Which among the following are the dissimilarities observed among an egg and sperm cell?

• A. Ability to produce a zygote
• B. Ability to store food
• C. Number of chromosomes
• D. Motility

Answer 1

Answer: (B), (D)

The correct options are
B

Ability to store food

D

Motility

Eggs and sperms are called gametes and produce an embryo by fusing with each other. Both the egg and sperm cells are haploid in nature i.e.,they possess half the number of chromosomes. An egg cell is non-motile while a sperm is motile in nature. Eggs have stored food to nourish the growing embryo, while the sperms are devoid of the ability to store food.