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A sperm cell has a small agile tail which swings to and fro to push the cell forward. This tail helps it to move. Unlike the sperm cell the egg cell doesn't move since when the sperm cell unites with it the food is provided by the egg cell.

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From when it is created. It moves inside the semen.

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