2007-11-28 06:28:02 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
i geuss why would it not be considered a living organism
but you always have the weirdess questions sometimes
2007-11-29 01:25:04 · answer #1 · answered by sittingbull50 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
That depends on who cares about the definitions. Each is a single cell with many characteristics of life, but it can't divide or reproduce. I don't think it takes in food, though you could do some research on your own to answer that. It's just a very specialized body cell. Would you consider a red or white blood corpuscle a living organism?
2007-11-28 13:00:15 · answer #2 · answered by Frank N 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes! Sperm is considered a living organism.
2007-11-28 06:31:04 · answer #3 · answered by Martini 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
Sperm are alive- if they weren't, they'd be hard put to transfer life- but they are gametes. Sperm are single cells with half the genetic material of any one cell in the full-grown organism. Thus, they are not truely "organisms," if you want to be technical. If this is a moral delima for you, I suggest listening to a well-known Monty Python song titled "Every Sperm is Sacred." Pollen is the sperm of the higher plants. Pollen is, too, alive, but the parent plant makes it in abundance, since all but a few will be lost. The same can be said of the gametes of male mammals (ie: "you").
2016-05-26 05:45:43 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. It is the gamete of a living organism. A living organism must be able to reproduce itself. Half of all sperm has only an X chromosome and has no prayer of reproducing itself.
2007-11-28 06:32:05 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Only insofar as it is a cell of someone's body. Is an egg or a skin cell a living creature? I think not, as they are dependent on the entirety of the organism they are a part of for their existence.
2007-11-28 06:33:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
A spermatozoa is a single living cell. Typically, an organism is thought of as a complex assemblage of cells, although single-celled bacteria are sometimes referred to as organisms.
2007-11-28 08:27:05 · answer #7 · answered by BioDoc 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
no, a living organism should be able to reproduce. Sperm can produce a human baby but it can't produce other sperm so no.
2007-11-28 06:31:31 · answer #8 · answered by Chris72 2 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Any biologically active organism is a living organism.
2007-11-28 06:30:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, it doesn't EAT and POOP so techically it is not an organism.
It does NOT HAVE "ORGANS".
It moves, so its living (for a while anyway). It's a cell. Like a virus. It's not an organism.. but is more closely associated with an orgasm...
2007-11-28 06:46:13 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Yes, but it is not a viable human being. No matter how much time, food, or shelter you provide for it, it will never become a child without the rest of the code.
2007-11-28 06:32:36 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋