Science, Bio - Specialised Cells Flashcards
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specialized cell
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- has a specific job
2
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red blood cell
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- carries oxygen throughout body
- round shaped
3
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nerve cell
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- transfer electrical impulses around the body
4
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egg cell
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- female reproductive cell
5
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sperm
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- carries the father genetic info to the egg cell
6
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muscle cell
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- movement of the body
7
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white blood cell
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- protect the body against diseases
8
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parts of a plant cell
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- chloroplasts
- chlorophyll
- cell wall
- vacuole
- cell membrane
- nucleus
- cytoplasm
9
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parts of an animal cell
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- cell membrane
- nucleus
- cytoplasm
10
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cell membrane
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- controls what chemicals can enter and leave
11
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nucleus
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- found in all cells
- contains genetic information
- controls the activity of the cells
12
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cytoplasm
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- a jelly-like substance of chemicals
- where most of the work of the cell takes place
13
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chloroplasts
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- for photosynthesis
- disc shaped
- contains chlorophyll
14
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chlorophyll
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- inside chloroplasts
- green pigment
- give colour
15
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cell wall
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- give it support and shape
- thick
