Cell specialisation in animals

Question 1

Function of sperm cell

Answer 1

Sperm cells are specialised to fertilise egg cells.

Question 2

What’s the function of the Flagellum

Answer 2

The flagellum is used for the cell’s motion. This allows sperm cells to travel towards the egg cell.

Question 3

Adaptations of a Sperm cell

Answer 3

It has a long tail that whips from side to side to move the sperm. A middle section full of mitochondria to transfer the energy needed by the tail to move
An acrosome to store digestive enzymes to break down the outer layer of the egg and a Large nucleus to contain genetic information

Question 4

What is the function of a muscle cell

Answer 4

to enable the body to move at to produce force and motion

Question 5

Adaptations of muscle cells

Answer 5

Many mitochondria to transfer energy needed for chemical reactions special proteins that slide over each other and a store of glycogen That can be broken down and used in respiration

Question 6

Function of a nerve cell

Answer 6

to transmit electrical impulses around the body

Question 7

Adaptations of nerve cells

Answer 7

many dendrites an axon to carry impulses from one place to another synapses and many mitochondria