Weekly Homework- 9

MYP 1: Unit 2: What are living world made of?

Date of submission: 18 January 2023

Learner profile: Knowledgeable

Students would be able to:
 Know about the adaptive features present in different cells
 Understand how these adaptive features help in the functioning specific to the cells

Multicellular organisms contain a wide range of different cells. Every cell

is specialised to perform its function as best as possible. There are many differences
between different cells specialised for different functions. Cells may have different
shapes, different contents or different numbers of organelle.

Red blood cells are very important for our bodies. It is found in the blood. Our
blood is made up of a liquid part. The red blood cells are found in this liquid part of
the blood. Red blood cells carry oxygen. It makes the blood red because it has
haemoglobin. Haem-iron (red in oxidized form) globin is the protein to which it is
attached. The other name is erythrocytes (erythro-means red). Red Blood cell (RBC)
is formed from bone-marrow. It has a biconcave disc shape for providing more
surface area in exchanging gases. It has no nucleus in its cytoplasm to have more
space for the haemoglobin. Since no nucleus- It has a life span of 120 days.

Nerve Cells
Nerve cells are very important. They send us the impulse to accomplish a task. It is
found in our nervous system. Nerve cells carry the impulses (electrical signals). A
nerve impulse is the way nerve cells (neurons) communicate with one another. Nerve
impulses are mostly electrical signals. The way it is branched allows the impulses to
be conducted and co-ordinated. It carries the impulses long distances without getting
interrupted.
Muscle Cell
Muscle cells are very important. They allow our bodies to move. Without it we won’t be
able to move.

What is its adaptation?

 Contain many mitochondria to transfer the energy needed for contracting.
Root Hair Cell:

It is very useful for plants. It allows more water and minerals to enter the plant. It is in the
roots of the hair. It absorbs some water and minerals actively.
What does it look like?
It is a thin thread-like structure.
It is an elongated cell: To absorb more water, it increases surface area.
It has no chloroplasts.
It has many mitochondria, and some water and minerals are absorbed actively.
Palisade Cell
Palisade cells are very important for plants. They help them to make their food. It is found in
the leaves. It absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis
How does it look like?
It has a large surface area.
It has lots of chloroplasts.
The cell wall and other parts of the cytoplasm are transparent to let the light pass through the
leaf.
It has an oblong shape.

Complete the following table after reading the content provided in the above reading material
Cell name The function of the Specialized /Adaptive How does the feature
specialized cell feature support the function
of the cell?

Red blood cell There is no Nucleus They help us breathe

They carry oxygen because it needs to by carrying oxygen
carry the haemoglobin to the lungs.
Nerve cell They send impulses They communicate It sends messages
with eatchother so that and tells us what to
they can Function. do.
Root hair cell The water and It helps the plant
It allows Water and minerals get absorbed during
minerals to enter the actively. photosynthesis and
plant. lets the water get
absorbed in plants.
Muscle cell Makes our bodies Transfers the Energy It helps us to move
move. for contracting. and contract.

Palisade cell Helps plants make It Gets sunlight for

their food. photosynthesis.