Specialised Cells Worksheet

1. Nerve cells are ________ and branched to send messages quickly.

• long

• nucleus

• keratin

• mucus

Red blood cells contain ________ to help carry oxygen.

• haemoglobin

• insulin

• chlorophyll

• keratin

3. Goblet cells produce ________ to trap dust and germs.

• mucus

• keratin

• nucleus

• haemoglobin

4. Skin cells make a tough protein called ________.

• keratin

• nucleus

• mucus

• haemoglobin

Ciliated cells have tiny hairs called ________.

• cilia

• flagella

• villi

• microtubules

Red blood cells do not have a ________.

• nucleus

• cell membrane

• cytoplasm

• mitochondria

Match the Cell to Its Job

• Fights infections and eats bacteria

• Skin Cell

• Protects the body and prevents germs

• Goblet Cell

• Sends messages to and from the brain

• White Blood Cell

• Carries oxygen around the body

• Nerve Cell

• Traps germs and makes mucus

• Red Blood Cell

The process by which plants make their own food is called _________________.

• photosynthesis

• respiration

• transpiration

• germination

Photosynthesis takes place in the _________________ of plant cells.

• chloroplasts

• mitochondria

• nucleus

• vacuole

Plants need ________________ from the air and ________________ from the soil for photosynthesis.

• carbon dioxide, water

• oxygen, minerals

• nitrogen, sunlight

• hydrogen, glucose