Which cell is the male gamete in humans?

• A. Ovum
• B. Sperm
• C. Zygote
• D. Ova

Answer: (B)

The male gamete in humans is the sperm. Gametes are haploid reproductive cells produced for sexual reproduction, and the sperm is the small, motile cell produced by the testes whose job is to fertilize the female gamete. The ovum is the female gamete, produced in the ovaries and typically large and non-motile. After fertilization, the resulting cell is the zygote, a diploid cell formed when a sperm fuses with an ovum. Ova is simply the plural form of ovum, meaning eggs in general, not male gametes.