Specialised cells

• What is a specialised cell?


  Cells designed to carry out a particular role in the body
• How is a sperm cell adapted to do its job?


  It has a tail, so it can move around to find its way to the egg cell
• How is a red blood cell adapted to do its job?


  It doesn’t have a nucleus, which means it can carry more oxygen
• How is the root hair cell adapted to do its job?


  It has a larger surface area to take up water and minerals
• How was the Palisade cell adapted to do its job?


  Contains lots of chloroplasts to help absorb sunlight
• How is an egg cell adapted to do its job?


  The cytoplasm contains nutrients for the growth of the early embryo
• How is a nerve cell adapted to do its job?


  They carry electrical pulses from one place to another