Difference between revisions of "Ovum"

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An ovum is the female sex cell.

Also known as: Egg Cell

The ovum has a large volume of cytoplasm to store food.

The ovum has a jelly coating to only allow 1 sperm cell to fertilise the ovum.

The ovum is made by the ovaries.

The ovum is a sex cell that contains half the DNA needed to make a new human.

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 ==Key Stage 3==
 ===Meaning===
-An '''egg cell''' is the female sex cell called an [[ovum]].
+An '''ovum''' is the female [[Gamete|sex cell]].
-===Adaptations of Egg Cells===
+: Also known as: '''Egg Cell'''
-: '''Egg cells''' have a large volume of [[cytoplasm]] to store food.
-: '''Egg cells''' have a jelly coating to only allow 1 sperm cell to [[fertilise]] the '''egg cell'''.
-===About Egg Cells===
+===Adaptations of the Ovum===
-: '''Egg cells''' are made by the [[Ovary|ovaries]].
+: The '''ovum''' has a large volume of [[cytoplasm]] to store food.
-: '''Egg cells''' are a [[gamete]] that contains half the [[DNA]] needed to make a new human.
+: The '''ovum''' has a jelly coating to only allow 1 [[Sperm Cell|sperm cell]] to [[fertilise]] the '''ovum'''.
+===About the Ovum===
+: The '''ovum''' is made by the [[Ovary|ovaries]].
+: The '''ovum''' is a [[gamete|sex cell]] that contains half the [[DNA]] needed to make a new human.
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