Starter

1) Give 1 similarity between

animal cells and plant cells

2) Give 1 difference between

animal cells and plant cells

3) Give 1 difference between

animal cells and bacterial
cells

4) Give 1 difference between

bacterial cells and plant
cells
 Specialised Cells
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Comparing animal, plant and bacterial cells

Success Criteria Activities

•Give examples of specialised cells • Information market

•Describe how different cell types are •Summary questions

specialised

•Explain the need for specialisation

Keywords

Specialisation, ciliated, acrosome, mitochondria, haploid

 Specialised Cells
• Plants and animals are multicellular (consist
of many cells).
• They contain many different types of cells.
• Each type of cell is designed to carry out a
particular job or function.
• This is known as CELL SPECIALISM
• Not all cells look the same.
• Some cells have a special shape and
features to help them do a certain job.
 Questions
Specialised cells activity 1

• Use the information from these

slides to complete a table as shown
on the worksheet
 Sperm cell
•Designed to Head contains enzymes & nucleus
Fertilise eggs. •Found in the Testes

•A sperm is small and has
a long tail that provides
movement so it can swim
and find an egg cell.
Tail
• The head contains
enzymes which allow it to
digest into an egg cell
and join with it.
 Egg (Ovum) Cell
• Designed to be Fertilised.

Cytoplasm containing yolk • Found in the Ovaries.

• An egg cell is large and bulky.

• Contains yolk which provides a large food store for the new cell being formed.

Layer of jelly
Nucleus
 Palisade Cell
• Designed for
Photosynthesis
Nucleus

• Found in the top of a leaf

• Tall and has a large

surface area to absorb
water and minerals.

• Packed with chloroplasts

to help make plant food.
Chloroplasts
 Ciliated Cell
• Designed to stop Lung
Nucleus Damage

• They line all the air

passages in the lungs.

• They have tiny hairs called

cilia.

cilia
• Hairs sweep mucus with
trapped dust and bacteria
back up the throat.
 Root Hair Cell
• Designed for •Thin cell wall
Vacuole
absorbing. makes it easy
for minerals to
pass through.

thin cell wall

•Has a large
surface which Cell membrane
helps it to
absorb water •Found in a plant root.
and minerals.
 Nerve Cell (neurone)

Nucleus

•They are long

•They have connections at each end
•Can carry electrical signals
•Their job is to carry nerve impulses to different
parts of the body.
 Red Blood Cell

•Designed to carry oxygen

•Found in blood.
•Large surface area, for oxygen to pass through.
•Contains haemoglobin, which joins with oxygen.
•Has no nucleus
 Questions
Questions
1. Why are nerve cells so long?
2. Where are egg cells found?
3. What is palisade cell specialised to do?
4. Why does a root hair cell have a thin wall?
5. The hairs in a ciliated cell are known as?
6. What is a sperm cell designed to do?
7. How are red blood cells different from
other cells?