Specialised Cells Flashcards
What are different about specialised cells?
They have a particular function
What is the specialised cells for digestion?
Small intestine epithelial cells
What do small intestine Epithilial cells do?
( lining cells )
Allow for absorption of digested food molecules.
What is special about the small intestine epithilial cells?
Small folds called microvilli which increase surface area for efficient food absorption
What does a small intestine epithelial cell consist of?
Nucleus
Mitochondria
Cytoplasm
Why does the small intestine contain lots of mitochondria?
To release energy for smooth muscle contraction
This pushes food through the digestive systems
Why does the pancreas produce lots of enzymes?
For digestion of large insoluble food molecules to be broken down to smaller soluble food molecules
Enzymes are
Proteins
Proteins are made in the
Ribosomes
Pancreas contains lots of
Ribosomes
What are sex cells called
Gametes
Animal male gametes are called
Sperm
Female animal gametes are called
Ovum or egg
Plant sex cells male are called
Pollen
Female plant sex cells are called
Ovum or egg
What does a human egg cell consist of
Protective jelly layer Cell membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus Ribosomes Mitochondria
How many chromosomes are there in a nucleus in a human egg cell
46 chromosomes
23 pairs
Haploid = n
What does a sorry cell consist of
Tail (flagellum)
Mitochondria
Acrosome
Haploid nucleus
When the egg and speed fuse and become a diploid nucleus the cell divides to produce a ball of identical cells called a
Zygote
After about 14 days a zygote is called a
Embryo
After a few weeks of egg n spend fusion it’s called a
Fetus
It’s called a baby only when
It’s been born
What’s the tail specialised for
Helps sperm to swim to the egg cell for fertilisation
Goes side to side
How is mitochondria an adaptation
Releases lots of energy helping sperm to swim
Where respiration occurs