NLN NEX Anatomy Practice Test

Male gametes are called sperm. In humans, reproductive cells are haploid and produced specifically for sexual reproduction. The male gamete, the spermatozoon, is adapted to travel and deliver its DNA to the female gamete. The female gamete is the ovum (egg), which is larger and non-motile. When a sperm fertilizes an ovum, their genetic material combine to form a zygote, the first cell of a new individual. The term “gamete” is a general label for reproductive cells, but this question asks for the male-specific form, which is sperm.