specialised cells

Cards (8)

  • cell differentiation
    a cell becoming specialised to preform a function
  • cell division
    the splitting of a cell into two genetically identical daughter cells
  • 3 specialised cells in plant cells
    • root hair cell
    • phloem
    • xylem
  • 3 specialised animal cells
    • muscle cell
    • nerve cell
    • sperm cell
  • function of the muscle cell is to produce movement
  • one adaptation of a muscle cell is that there is a lot of mitochondria for releasing energy
  • the function of a sperm cell is to fertilise the female egg
  • 3 adaptations of sperm cells
    • tall for movement
    • lost of mitochondria to release energy
    • enzymes in it head to penetrate the egg