Specialised Cells

Name the specialised plant and animal cells using the words from the box below.

RootHai
rCell Sperm Cell Nerve Cell Ci
li
ated Cell Red Blood cell

W hi
te Blood Cell Egg Cell Muscule Cell
pali
sade Cell

muscle cell nerve cell red blood cell white blood cell palisade cell
sperm cell root hair cell ciliated cell egg cell

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Specialised Cell Adaptations
Complete the table to explain how each specialised cell is adapted to its function.

Diagram Cell Name Function Adaptations

Intake ofwateran d mi
neral from Large surface area
RootHai
rcell
the soil

Spern Cell Feerti

li
ze and egg cell to produce Tail to swim
a zygote alotofmi tochondria
Has enzymes i n the acrosome

Oxygen transport Large surface area

Red Blood Cell
No nucleus (in mostspeci
es)
Alotofhaemoglobi n

Pali
sade Cell Li
ghtabsorpti
on and Photosynt- A large surface area and alotof
hesi
s chloroplast

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 Specialised Cell Adaptations

Diagram Cell Name Function Adaptations

Musclule Cells to cause movement Multi

ple Nuclei

Nerve Cell Transmi

tti
ng nerve i
mpulses Verylong
Connections ateach end
Can carryelectri
cal si
gnals

Ci
li
ated Cell Movi
ng mucus Hairli
ke proj
ecti
on (ci
li
a)to move
the mucus

Egg Cell Fuses wi

th the sperm to make a Verylarge
zygote Large cytoplasm wi th yolkas
energystore
Outerlayerto preventmore than one
sperm entering the egg

W hi
te Blood Cell Engulfbacteri
a and otherharmfull An irregularshape
thi
ngs plentyLysosomes

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