Difference between revisions of "Ovum"

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A magnified image of sperm cells.

An egg cell is the female sex cell called an ovum.

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.

Egg cells are made by the ovaries.

Egg cells are a gamete that contains half the DNA needed to make a new human.

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-The female sex cell. Known in science as an [[Ovum]].
-Large volume of cytoplasm for stored food
-Jelly coating
+==Key Stage 3==
+===Meaning===
+[[File:SpermCells.png|right|300px|thumb|A [[Magnify|magnified]] [[image]] of '''sperm cells'''.]]
+An '''egg cell''' is the female sex cell called an [[ovum]].
+===Adaptations of Egg Cells===
+: '''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===
+: '''Egg cells''' are made by the [[Ovary|ovaries]].
+: '''Egg cells''' are a [[gamete]] that contains half the [[DNA]] needed to make a new human.
+{| class="wikitable"
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+|[[File:EggCellClipart.png|center|400px]]
+|}