Specialised Cells & Differentiation

This lesson covers:

  1. What 'specialised' cells are
  2. The process of  'differentiation'
Illustration showing three types of specialised cells including a muscle cell, a sperm cell, and a nerve cell.

Which of the following specialised cells is adapted for transmitting messages from one part of the body, to another?

Muscle cells

Sperm cells

Nerve cells 

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Explain how a sperm cell is adapted for its role.

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What is 'differentiation'?

The process by which cells become specialised 

The movement of a cell around the body

The maintenance of internal body temperature

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Which two of the following cells are adapted to their roles by having a large surface area?

Xylem cells 

Nerve cells

Red blood cells 

Root hair cells

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Cells that are adapted to perform a particular function are called cells.

specialised

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Illustration of heart muscle tissue showing the heart and blood vessels.

Heart muscle tissue has to be able to beat continually without stopping. What adaptation would you expect heart cells to have?

A large vacuole 

A large nucleus 

A thick cell membrane 

A large number of mitochondria

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Which of the following specialised cells is adapted to their role by having lots of mitochondria?

Sperm cells

Skin cells

Palisade mesophyll cells 

Guard cells

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