Cell Basics
What does cell specialization mean?
Cells having different jobs
Why do red blood cells have no nucleus?
To carry more oxygen
This plant cell does photosynthesis.
Palisade cell
This cell carries oxygen.
Red Blood Cells
Which cell helps fight disease?
White blood cell
All specialized cells come from this original cell.
Long nerve cells help them do what?
Send signals far distances
Root hair cells are specialized to do what?
Absorb water and minerals
This cell helps you move.
Muscle Cell
Which cell helps you think and react?
This process turns unspecialized cells into specialized ones.
Differentiation
Muscle cells have lots of these for energy.
Mitochondria
This structure helps root hair cells increase surface area.
Long extension / hair-like shape
This cell sends electrical signals.
Nerve Cell
Which cell helps you think and react?
Movement
Specialized cells work together to form this.
Tissues
Flat cells are best for this job.
Diffusion
Plant cells have this that animal cells don’t.
Cell Wall
Sperm cells are specialized to do this.
Swim to the egg
If red blood cells didn’t specialize, what would suffer?
Oxygen Transport
True or False: All cells in the body do the same job.
False
This phrase explains why cell shape matters.
Structure determines function
Which organelle allows plants to make food?
Chloroplast
This structure gives sperm cells movement.
Flagellum
Why is cell specialization important for survival?
Makes the body work efficiently