Animal cell specialisation

• Specialised animal cells: Sperm cells

  The function of the sperm cell is to carry genetic material to the egg cell

  
• Specialised animal cells : Muscle cell

  The function of the muscle cell is to produce movement

  
• Nerve cell (neurone)


  The role of the nerve cells is to carry electrical impulses around the body. The pattern of these impulses represents a ‘message’

  
• Explain how one structure of a sperm cell helps it to reach the egg cell

  • Tail for swimming
  • Lots of mitochondria to release energy for swimming
  • Enzymes in head help to digest coating of egg