Specialised Cells

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  • Cells
    • sperm cell
      • tail
      • nucleus
      • acrosome
        • It has an acrosome - this stores enzymes that digest through the membrane of the egg cell.
      • haploid nucleus
      • a sperm has a tail so it can swim to the egg
        • tail
    • egg cell
      • cell membrane
        • After fertilisation, the cell membrane changes structure. This stops more sperm from getting in - so only one sperm can fertilise the egg.
      • cytoplasm
        • Nutrients in the cytoplasm feed the embryo
      • nucleus
      • haploid nucleus
      • Nutrients in the cytoplasm feed the embryo
    • Haploid means that the cells only have HALF the number of chromosomes fund in a normal body cell
      • haploid nucleus
      • haploid nucleus

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