is sperm actually like fish? do they die, once the liquid they live in has dried up? (outside the human body)?

Answer 1

Well...they're not like fish in that they don't have gills and breathe under water. But yes, they do die once outside the body. They are very sensitive to both temperature and pH. If either of those is out of range, the sperm die pretty quickly. BUT, they can be frozen and be brought back to "life"...this is how test tube fertilization occurs.

Answer 2

You are already on the internet. Why not google this?

Sperm are nothing like fish. At all.

They die outside the body very quickly.

Wondering why you want to know this is kind of scaring me.
I saw this movie with Alicia Silverstone in it.... and she had use for that information and it was no good. NO GOOD I tell you!

Answer 3

They not only die once the liquid they live in dries up, but also inside of the vagina only the strongest swimmers get to live even a few hours....if impregnation is not achieved all die ...if it is achieved only that one lucky lil swimmer gets to live.

Answer 4

Yes, the fluid that surrounds it is very important, it is alkaline to protect the sperm from the acidity of the vagina. Also it is in a thick variaty of glucose and sucrose sugars to give the cells energy.

Answer 5

Even in the liquid, male sperm only survive about 30 min. if the liquid has dried, then most assuredly they are dead.

Answer 6

Yes

Answer 7

they die pretty soon after they leave the body. in a woman they can live for about 2 days.

Answer 8

sperm dies when it hits the air...see when it is inside you..it is still alive because it is still in a human body.

Answer 9

yes it is.There are millions of sperms yet only one can survive.See how lucky you are. You were the chosen one out of the millions :-)

Answer 10

yeah