Combined Science GCSE
Sperm cell
What Sperm cell means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Sperm cell
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Has a tail for swimming, many mitochondria to release energy for movement, and an acrosome containing enzymes that digest the egg cell membrane.
Topics that use Sperm cell
- Cell specialisation (AQA GCSE)
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