Specialized cells

• Adaptations of Eukaryotic Cells:

  • in complex multicellular organisms, eukaryotic cells become specialised for specific functions
  • These specialised eukaryotic cells have specific adaptions to help them carry out their functions
  • for example the structure of a cell is adapted to help it carry out its function (why specialized eukaryotic cells can look extremely different from each other)
  • structural adaptions include the shape of the cell and the organelles the cell contains / or doesnt
• example of specialised cell =

  • muscle cells are very active so contain lots of mitochondria in order to produce ATP
  • Red blood cells have a biconcave shape and no nucleus to maximize space to carry oxygen. They also have lots of haemoglobin
• Cell Organisation:

  • specialised cells are organised into tissues, tissues into organs and organs into organ systems
  • Tissues (e.g. muscle tissue, xylem tissue)
  • Organs (e.g. the animal heart or plant leaf)
  • Organ systems (e.g. the female reproductive system)