CAIE IGCSE Biology 16.4.6 Comparing Male & Female Gametes
Practise comparing sperm and egg cells by size, structure, motility and the numbers produced.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Biology 0610
Exam points
- describe sperm as small, streamlined, motile cells produced in very large numbers
- describe egg cells as large, non-motile cells produced in much smaller numbers
- explain that many sperm are produced because few survive to reach an egg cell
16.4.6—Male and female gametes in terms question 1
[Maximum number: 1]
In humans, why are sperm cells produced in much greater numbers than egg cells?
A
Many sperm cells are needed to fertilise an egg cell.
B
Sperm cells are small in size.
C
Sperm cells are non-motile.
D
The chance of one sperm cell reaching an egg is very small.
D
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