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    Eggs are much larger than sperm at around 100 microns in diameter. An egg contains over 140,000 mitochondria and relies on energy reserves to survive for about one day unless fertilized. In contrast, sperm are much smaller with a head of 5 microns, middle piece of 5 microns, and tail of 40 microns. Sperm contain 50-100 mitochondria and are motile, using their tail to swim towards an egg. While a female is born with hundreds of thousands of potential eggs, males produce 300-500 million sperm continuously throughout their lifetime.

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    Eggs are much larger than sperm at around 100 microns in diameter. An egg contains over 140,000 mitochondria and relies on energy reserves to survive for about one day unless fertilized. In contrast, sperm are much smaller with a head of 5 microns, middle piece of 5 microns, and tail of 40 microns. Sperm contain 50-100 mitochondria and are motile, using their tail to swim towards an egg. While a female is born with hundreds of thousands of potential eggs, males produce 300-500 million sperm continuously throughout their lifetime.

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    Eggs are much larger than sperm at around 100 microns in diameter. An egg contains over 140,000 mitochondria and relies on energy reserves to survive for about one day unless fertilized. In contrast, sperm are much smaller with a head of 5 microns, middle piece of 5 microns, and tail of 40 microns. Sperm contain 50-100 mitochondria and are motile, using their tail to swim towards an egg. While a female is born with hundreds of thousands of potential eggs, males produce 300-500 million sperm continuously throughout their lifetime.

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    Eggs are much larger than sperm at around 100 microns in diameter. An egg contains over 140,000 mitochondria and relies on energy reserves to survive for about one day unless fertilized. In contrast, sperm are much smaller with a head of 5 microns, middle piece of 5 microns, and tail of 40 microns. Sperm contain 50-100 mitochondria and are motile, using their tail to swim towards an egg. While a female is born with hundreds of thousands of potential eggs, males produce 300-500 million sperm continuously throughout their lifetime.

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    Egg vs Sperm

    Egg
    Relative Size

    Energy Reserves

    Mitochondria

    Numbers
    Produced

    Motility

    Other structures

    About 100 microns in


    diameter

    An egg can only live


    about one day if it is not
    fertilized. If fertilized, an
    egg will implant in
    endometrium, which
    serves as an energy
    source
    Cytoplasm of egg cell
    contains about 140,000
    mitochondria

    At puberty, an ovary
    contains 300,000
    400,000 oogonia
    (follicles)
    Usually one egg is
    released from the ovary
    each month
    Not motile: eggs have
    no structure to propel
    themselves
    Egg is covered by a
    specialized outer
    coating that can, in
    most cases, be
    penetrated only by
    sperm of the same
    species
    Once one sperm has

    Sperm
    Head: about 5 microns
    long
    Middle piece: about 5
    microns
    Tail: 40 microns long
    Before ejaculation:
    mitochondria process
    fat to provide energy
    After ejaculation:
    mitochondria process
    fructose in seminal fluid
    to provide energy
    Middle piece of sperm
    contains about 50-100
    mitochondria, which
    supply ATP and provide
    energy for movement
    300 500 million sperm
    Sperm are continuously
    produced

    Motile: sperm have an


    undulating tail
    (flagellum) that enables
    the sperm to swim
    Sperm head has an
    enzyme cap called an
    acrosome, which
    contains several
    enzymes that help the
    sperm enter an egg

    penetrated the egg, the


    eggs outer coating
    becomes impenetrable
    to other sperm

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