cell specialisation

?
View mindmap
  • cell specialisation
    • nerve cell
      • specialised to carryelectrical impulses and provide rapid communication
        • lots of dendrites to connect with other nerve cells
        • long axon that transfers nerve impulses
        • synapse, pass impulses between nerve and muscles - contain lots of mitochondria
    • muscle cell
      • muscles contract and relax in pairs to move the bones of the skeleton
        • contain special proteins which make the fibres contract
        • contain many mitochondria to transfer energy
        • store glycogen used in cellular respiration to transfer energy needed for fibres to contract
    • sperm cell
      • sperm contain the genetic information from the male parent
        • a long tail to that helps move the sperm
        • middle section full of mitochondria which transfer energy
        • nucleus contains genetic information
        • acrosomes store digestive enzymes to break egg wall
    • phloem cell
      • transport tissue that moves food
        • cell walls allow water carrying dissolved food to move freely
        • transfer energy needed to move this food
    • xylem cells
      • transport tissue in pants that carries water and mineral ions
        • spirals that make them strong and withstand the pressure of water
        • cells die and form hollow tubes for water and mineral ions to move through
    • root hair cell
      • the root hair cells help them to take up water and minerals effectively
        • surface area increased so water moves
        • large permanent vacuole that speeds up water movement
        • many mitochondria that transfer the energy needed for the active transport
    • photosynthesis cells
      • contain chloroplasts to trap light for photosynthesis
      • continlayers to absorb as much uous layers to absorb as much light as possible
      • large permanent vacuole that keeps the cell rigid

Comments

No comments have yet been made

Similar Biology resources:

See all Biology resources »See all Cells, tissues and organs resources »