What's the answer?
2006-09-21 13:21:53 · 12 answers · asked by Dudeberry 2 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Yes? No? Maybe so?
2006-09-21 13:22:59 · answer #1 · answered by lovely 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A spermatozoon or spermatozoan (pl. spermatozoa), from the ancient Greek ÏÏεÏμα (seed) and ζÏν (alive) and more commonly known as a sperm cell, is the haploid cell that is the male gamete. It joins an ovum to form a zygote. A zygote can grow into a new organism, such as a human being.
Sperm cells contribute half of the genetic information to the diploid offspring. In mammals, the sex of the offspring is determined by the sperm cells: a spermatozoon bearing a Y chromosome will lead to a male (XY) offspring, while one bearing an X chromosome will lead to a female (XX) offspring ( the ovum always provides an X chromosome)
2006-09-21 20:24:19 · answer #2 · answered by MarQus1 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Characteristics of living creatures, must qualify to all:
1. Metabolism
2. Growth
3. Responsiveness to stimuli
4. Self-maintenance
5. Movement
6. Reproduction
Sperm do not have all of these characteristics. They don't grow, and they don't reproduce other sperm, for example.
Therefore, no.
2006-09-21 20:29:23 · answer #3 · answered by Lucky Starr 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you consider a cell a "creature" then yes. But I'd say no, they are not creatures even though they're alive.
2006-09-21 20:34:06 · answer #4 · answered by Carlos R 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sperm are reproductive cells, and cells are alive. The answer is yes.
2006-09-21 20:23:04 · answer #5 · answered by yummymummy 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, they are cells, the basic unit of life.
2006-09-21 20:29:43 · answer #6 · answered by Hannah 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They move and are aware of a goal (getting to the egg) so yeah, there alive.
2006-09-21 20:29:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everything in the material world is living, even if microscopic.
2006-09-21 20:29:56 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is alive as much as any other cell in your body.
2006-09-21 20:29:19 · answer #9 · answered by ? 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think yes, How else would you be here?
2006-09-21 20:23:41 · answer #10 · answered by Dot 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋