WS+Sperm+Questions

__**Sperm Article**__ Male germ cell is sperm, and female germ cell is the egg Sperm are very small compared to egg The females produce 1 egg a month, while males produce millions to trillions a sperm; the egg is 30 times bigger than sperm. Semen is nonspermic seminal fluid that help the the sperm travel to its destination The majority can;t fertilize the ovum ,15 percent, which has about 150 millions (6) Where do sperm develop? Why could a fever disrupt sperm production for months? In the testes, because it could cause them to over heat Head- is tangles web of chromosomes Midpiece - is 11 elements of filament the help propel the sperm Tail is what controls and pushed the sperm The wait until the get a signal from th chemicals in the vaginal tract, then swim towards the egg once given the instructions after 1 sperm reaches the egg and attaches, then the egg membrane closes to the others
 * (1) What is a germ cell? (male germ cell and female germ cell)**
 * (2) Compare the size of a sperm to an egg. Insert a picture here comparing the sizes.**
 * (3) Compare the number of eggs produced by human females to the number sperm produced by human males.**
 * (4) Describe semen. What is the purpose of semen?**
 * (5) What can be wrong with sperm? What percentage of sperm are usually normal?**
 * (7) Describe in detail the three parts of a sperm cell.**
 * (8) How do the sperm react to being in the female reproductive tract? How do they know where to go?**
 * (9) How is the egg only fertilized by one sperm?**