Largest sperm cell

Authors get paid when people like you upvote their post. Enter your name and email address below and select 'Subscribe' to sign up. They measure 0. As sperm become bigger in size and fewer in number, females get very few sperm per copulation, and so mate more often. And what animal actually produces it? Jacob Dunn Division of Biological Anthropology discusses why sperm are the most diverse cells found among animals.

As far as longest cell is concerned, it is nerve cell. Even after a male has successfully inseminated a female, there's still a long way to go before fertilization can take place. The human ovum is roughly one millimeter across and is only just visible to the naked eye. The sperm cell uses flagella to move towards the Fallopian tube; if they are damaged or not working, it will never meet the egg and subsequently fertilization will not occur. By that argument, the ostrich egg is still the largest egg cell on Earth. What's more, a study suggested that larger mammals produce smaller sperm because the female reproductive tract is larger. Signatory of the Diversity Charter.

Similar questions Science Extending from the lumbar and sacral plexuses in the lower back, the sciatic nerve runs through the buttocks and into the thighs. Other examples of super-competitive sperm include those of woodlice, which form "trains" that work co-operatively, and the seminal fluid of some flies and beetles, which poisons rival sperm. Answer time 0s 0s.