Key Stage 3
Meaning
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 ovaries.
- Egg cells are a gamete that contains half the DNA needed to make a new human.
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