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Q.Which part of the sperm produces energy for the movement of sperm ?

(a) acrosome
(b) nucleus
(c) mitochondria
(d) axial filament
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Mitochondria in the sperm's middle piece supply the energy for its motility.

A human/mammalian sperm's middle piece is densely packed with mitochondria arranged helically around the axial filament (axoneme); these mitochondria carry out oxidative respiration to generate the ATP that powers the beating of the tail (flagellum), propelling the sperm forward. The acrosome contains enzymes for penetrating the egg, the nucleus carries the condensed paternal genetic material, and the axial filament is the contrac …

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