Specialised Cells & Cells To Organs

Question 1

Function of a Xylem

Answer 1

It transports water and solutes from the roots to the leaves of a plant

Question 2

Function of a Root hair cell

Answer 2

Absorbs water and mineral ions from the soil

Question 3

Function of a Palisade cell

Answer 3

Carries out photosynthesis to make their own food (glucose)

Question 4

Plant cell or animal cell : Xylem, Root hair cell, palisade cell

Answer 4

Plant cells

Question 5

Function of a Red blood vessel

Answer 5

Transports oxygen around the body to cells for respiration

Question 6

Function of a Small intestine

Answer 6

The lining of the small intestine to absorb small food molecules and nutrients (glucose)

Question 7

Function of a Sperm cell

Answer 7

Male … cell for fertilising a female egg cell. Contains half the genetic information from the father

Question 8

Function of an Egg cell

Answer 8

Female … cell to be fertilised by a male sperm cell. Contains half of the mother’s genetic information

Question 9

Function of a Nerve cell

Answer 9

Send and receive electrical impulses to an from the brain and spinal cord

Question 10

Function of a Ciliated epithelial cell

Answer 10

Have cilia covered in mucus which trap dust, bacteria and unwanted substances in the respiratory system. They waft these up to the mouth where they are swallowed.

Question 11

Where is a root hair cell found

Answer 11

Underground in roots of a plant (plants)

Question 12

Where is a sperm cell found

Answer 12

Males

Smallest cell in a male’s body (animals)

Question 13

Where is an egg cell found

Answer 13

Females (ovaries)

One of the largest cells in female body (animals)

Question 14

Where is a red blood cell found

Answer 14

Circulatory system (animals)

Question 15

Where is a ciliated epithelial cell found

Answer 15

Respiratory system (animals)

In lining of the nose, trachea and lungs

Question 16

Where is the small intestine found

Answer 16

Small intestines (animals)

Question 17

Where is the nerve cell found

Answer 17

Nervous system

Brain, spinal cord and the rest of the body (animal)

Question 18

Where is the xylem cell found

Answer 18

Found throughout the plant (plants)

Question 19

Where is the palisade cell found

Answer 19

Top half of the lead (plants)

Question 20

What is the difference between the function of a root hair cell and the xylem cell

Answer 20

The xylem cell transports water from the roots to the leaves

The root hair cell absorbs mineral ions and water from the soil

Absorbs / transports