1.4 specialisation in animal cells

Question 1

What happens when an organism develops?

Answer 1

The cells differentiate to form different types of cells

Question 2

What happens when an animal cell differentiates to form a specialised cell?

Answer 2

When an animal are differentiates to form with specialised cell it requires different sub – cellular structures to enable it to carry out a certain function

Question 3

What are some examples of specialised animal cells?

Answer 3

Nerve cells, muscle cells, and sperm cells

Question 4

How many animal cells be so specialised to function?

Answer 4

Animal cells may be specialised to function within a tissue, an organ, organ systems, or whole organisms

Question 5

What’s a nerve cell?

Answer 5

A nerve so specialises in carrying electrical impulses around the body of an animal. They provide a rapid communication system between the different parts of the body.

Question 6

What’s a muscle cell?

Answer 6

Muscle cells a specialised cells that can contract and relax. Striated (striped) muscle cells work together in tissues called muscles

Question 7

What’s a sperm cell?

Answer 7

Sperm cells are usually released a long way from the egg. They are going to fertilise. They contain the genetic information from the male parent depending on the type of animal, sperm cells need to move through the water or the female reproductive system to originate. Then they have to break into the egg.