The following micrograph shows a mammalian gamete.
Image courtesy of Ed Uthman. Licenced under CC BY 2.0, conditions found at: <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Identify the gamete in the micrograph.
(1)
Describe two adaptations of this gamete for its function.
(2)
Explain the importance of gametes, such as the one at part (a), being haploid.
Sperm cells and egg cells show some structural differences when compared with each other.
Contrast the number of mitochondria found in sperm cells and egg cells.
(1)
Explain your answer at part (i).
(2)
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