2. Amoeba Sisters Specialized Cells

A waxy, protective that layer that covers the epidermal cells of a plant.

• Trichomes

• Spongy mesophyll

• Palisade mesophyll

• Cuticle

Transport water throughout the plant's body

• Guard cells

• Xylem

• Phloem

• Spongy mesophyll cells

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Allow gases and water to pass through the leaf

• Phloem

• Xylem

• Guard cells

• Trichomes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Contain hemoglobin which allows them to carry oxygen

• Red blood cells

• White blood cells

• Muscle cells

• Neurons

Sense a stimulus and transmit a signal

• White blood cells

• Red blood cells

• Neurons

• Muscle cells