as compared with the production of egg cells, sperm cell production A) involves a jellylike outer covering b) occurs at a slower rate c) begings earlier in life d) begins later in life

The correct answer is: d) begins later in life

Eggs or female reproductive cells are formed well before birth in a huge number (primordial oocytes). But, the number of oocyte decreases after birth constantly (there are 2 million oocytes at birth and 40,000 of them in puberty). At menopause, no egg cells are left.

On the other hand, the first sperms are formed only from puberty, but the production of those cells never stops.