Multiple choice

The male gamete in animals is called sperm. Which of the following is not a property of sperm?

  1. The sperms are extremely small cells.

  2. A sperm has a head, a middle piece and a tail.

  3. A sperm is a single cell with components like nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane.

  4. The sperm cell has very little cytoplasm.

  5. The sperm has a thin layer of jelly called 'jelly coat'.
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Explanation

This is the correct option as this is not a property of a sperm. It is in fact the ovum that has a thin layer of jelly called 'jelly coat'.

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