Specialised Cells Flashcards
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Q
What are Specialised Cells?
A
At first all cells are undifferentiated (the same)
As the organism begins to develop, the cells differentiate by developing different sub-cellular structures.
These cells are now known as specialised cells as they carry out any function in the tissue, organ or whole organism.
2
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Sperm Cell Features
A
Has a flagella for movement.
Many mitochondria to release energy to move to the egg.
Acrosome in the head which contains digestive enzymes to break into the egg.
Contains a haploid (Half of the normal amount of chromosomes.)
