Specialized Cells

• Specialised cells are adapted to be more efficient at their jobs
• Specialised cells have undergone differentiation
• Examples include: root hair cells, red blood cells, muscles, cilia, white blood cells.
• What is this?

  A white blood cell

  A) White blood cell

  
• This is a Red blood cell

  
• This is a Root hair cell

  
• This is Cilia

  
• The adaptations of a root hair cell are: - lots of mitochondira for ATP for active transport - large surface area for more efficent absorption -NO chloroplasts as it's underground
• Adaptations of a red blood cell= - has no nucleus to carry more haemoglobin for oxygen transport - Biconcave disk shaped to increase surface area for more efficent diffusion
• Adaptations of cilia = -tiny hairs to sweep mucus - lots of mitochondria to do respiration to provide ATP for hairs to move