Adapted Cells

Question 1

xylem

Answer 1

stem, transport dissolved mineral ions and water, lignin, dead

Question 2

sperm

Answer 2

testicles, provide half of genetic information to egg during reproduction, flagella, mitochondria, enzymes

Question 3

muscle

Answer 3

muscular system, contract and relax enabling movement, antagonist pairs, glycogen, mitochondria, fibre proteins

Question 4

root hair cells

Answer 4

roots, absorb mineral ions and water from soil, cilia, surface area, vacuole, mitochondria, no chloroplasts

Question 5

palisade

Answer 5

upper surface leaves, photosynthesis, rectangular, moce depending on light, chloroplasts

Question 6

nerve

Answer 6

everywhere, carry electrical impulses providing rapid body communication, dendrites, axons, mitochondria

Question 7

photosynthetic

Answer 7

leaves and outer stem, photosynthesis, chloroplasts, permanent vacuole

Question 8

phloem

Answer 8

plant body, translocation of dissolved sugars from leaves to elsewhere, broken cell walls

Question 9

red blood cells

Answer 9

carry O2 to respiring cells, haemoglobin, no nucleus, biconcave