Specialised Cells - GCSE

What is the function of red blood cell?

• Transport nutrients

• Transport oxygen

What cell is this?

• Animal cell

• Plant cell

What is the function of chloroplast?

• To provide genetic information

• To capture light so that they can make food

This is a ?

• Nerve cell

• Root hair cell

Nerve cells communicate through?

• Electrical Impulses

• Blood movement

Muscles allows movement because

• it can contract and relax

• it moves because the bones move

What type of cells are adapted to perform a specific function?

• All cells

• Animal cells

• Plant cells

• Specialised cells

Why are specialised cells important?

• They can perform any type of job

• They are more efficient at carrying out a specific job

• They can carry out their job very quickly

• They can become any type of cell

What is the term used to describe the transformation of an unspecialised cell into a specialised cell?

• Differentiation

• Adaptation

• Transformation

• Specialisation

How is a plant root hair cell adapted for absorbing water from the soil efficiently?

• It has many chloroplasts

• It has lots of mitochondria

• It has a large surface area

• It has a large vacuole