cell specialisation

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    • Stem cell
      A cell that can divide (by mitosis) an unlimited number of times
    • Stem cell division
      Each new cell has the potential to remain a stem cell or to develop into a specialised cell (by a process known as differentiation)
    • how are red blood cells adapted to their function
      they are small to allow movement through narrow capillaries
    • how are sperm cells adapted to their function
      they are long to allow for movement towards the egg cell
    • how are nerve cells adapted to their function
      they have a large cell body to allow fo protein synthesis
    • how are muscle cells adapted to their function
      they are larger than normal cells to exert force during muscle contraction
    • what is the rate of metabolism dependent on
      the mass or volume of a cell
    • what is the rate of exchange dependent on
      the surface area
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