If a sperm cell was 3 ft long how long would the egg be?

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If a sperm cell was 3 ft long how long would the egg be?

2007-11-23 13:26:04 · 2 answers · asked by boo 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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8 ft.

The spermatazoan has a body of 5 microns and a tail of 50 microns. The ovum has a diameter of 145 microns. So the ovum is 145/55 = 2.6 times as large as the spermatazoan, and so is 3 ft x 2.6 = 8 ft.

2007-11-23 15:00:48 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

9 feet i did the calculations

2007-11-23 21:29:01 · answer #2 · answered by ♥2htoohorse♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋