additional biology-specialised cells

Question 1

name the four specialised cells

Answer 1

• red blood cell
• palisade leaf cell
• root hair cell
• sperm and egg cell

Question 2

How is a red blood cell specialised

Answer 2

• it can bend to fit through small areas
• it is empty to carry as much oxygen as possible
• have a large surface area to absorb oxygen
• no nucleus

Question 3

how is a palisade leaf cell specialised

Answer 3

• full of chloroplast which contains chlorophyll to absorb light for photosynthesis
• thin so it can fit a lot of them into top of a leaf
• tall and has a large surface area for absorbing CO2

Question 4

how is a root hair cell specialised

Answer 4

-large surface area to absorb lots of water

Question 5

how is a sperm cell specialised

Answer 5

• streamline shape for fast swimming
• flagella to swim
• mitochondria to give the flagella energy
• enzymes to break into the egg cell

Question 6

how is an egg cell specialised

Answer 6

• large to increase chance of fertilisation

- cell membrane changes once one sperm cell has entered