Specialized cells

• Root hair cell: To absorb water and minerals from the soil

  Adaptation:

  Large surface area

  No chloroplasts
• Sperm cell: To fertilise an egg cell to make a baby


  Adaptation:

  Long tail to swim

  Lots of mitochondria to provide energy

  Chemicals in head to get into egg cell
• Red blood cell :To carry oxygen around the body


  Adaptations:

  Biconcave shape to easily move through blood vessels

  Large surface area for diffusion

  No nucleus

  Contains haemoglobin
• Palisade cell: To carry out photosynthesis using energy from sunlight


  Adaptations:

  Tall and thin

  Lots of chloroplasts for photosythesis
• Muscle cell: To contract to help parts of the body to move

  Adaptations:

  Lots of mitochondria

  Store glycogen which can be broken down for use in respiration

  Can contract and relax