"cooking foods to their proper temperature to ensure that bacteria are killed before the food is eaten."

well, you see. the answer to your question is quite simple. the thing that is big, powerful, and over 9,000 is your mom.

both male and female gametes are produced by meiosis of the germ cells. therefore, both male and female gametes are haploid. one male and one female gamete unite during the fertilization to form the diploid zygote. in seed bearing plants, pollen grain is the male gametophyte, which produces sperm cells.