an egg is a really big cell
was eating egg salade I made and was think of this thing I heard
so is an egg a realy big cell
2006-09-29 10:00:52 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Yes it is only one cell, and so far every answer is wrong.
The yolk is NOT the nucleus. The "embryo" itself is a single cell resting on top of the yolk. The yolk is food for the developing embryo. Developmental biology is fun.
2006-09-29 10:25:54 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, when an egg is laid, there is only one cell. The shell doesn't count, because it stays the same size while the cell inside divides many times and becomes a bird or reptile or whatever.
The cell in the egg is really just the yolk. The albumen is protein for the growing animal.
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2006-09-29 10:10:05 · answer #2 · answered by Brian L 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are referring to a chicken egg, the answer is no. A human egg (ovum) is 1 (small) cell.
2006-09-29 10:08:36 · answer #3 · answered by yupchagee 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think so. the egg you eat is not, but in its early stages, it is a single cell surrounded by other nourishing layers. ostrich egg is considered the largest naturally occuring cell on the planet.
2006-09-29 10:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by yday 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No. An egg resembles a cell, though. It has a cell wall(eggshell), cell membrane(that weird thing under the shell), cytoplasm (egg white), and a nucleus (yolk).
OMG I am such a nerd.
2006-09-29 10:09:40 · answer #5 · answered by Ask Tara 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yep its a big cell of a sort.
2006-09-29 10:09:02 · answer #6 · answered by retrodragonfly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No it is more than that. A chicken egg that is.
2006-09-29 10:08:35 · answer #7 · answered by Gone fishin' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yep
2006-09-29 10:09:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yup, it's true.
2006-09-29 10:02:37 · answer #9 · answered by Iridium190 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is.
2006-09-29 10:02:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋