Cell Specialization MR.

WILLIAMS
Time to Think
Focus Questions
• What are specialized cells?
• Give two examples of specialized cells
• Give the
function of the two specialized cells
mentioned
 In multicellular organisms
What are
,the “general” cells will evolve to
Specialized
form specific cells that have
Cells?
specific functions. This is called
cell specialization. These cells
have different sizes and shapes
that allow them to carry out
different functions.
Nerve
Nerve cells are specialized to carry
Cells messages quickly around the
body. They have long thin nerve
fibers that connect them to other
nerve cells and the muscles in the
body.
Red
Blood The red blood cell has a
biconcave disc shape and
Cells does not have a nucleus which
allows it to carry more oxygen
around the body.
 Sperm cells have a streamlined
Sperm body that allows them to move
Cells quickly and fertilize eggs . They
also contain large numbers of
mitochondria in the mid region,
so they are able to produce a lot
of energy in order to move
quickly.
Out of Class Activity
Do research on common specialized
cells in plants.
Specialized Plant Cells
 The function of root hair cells is to
Root Hair absorb water from the soils. They
Cells are long and thin so they can
penetrate between soil particles
and they have a large surface area
for absorption of water.
 The xylem cells come together to
Xylem form the
xylem vessels.Their function is to
Cells transport water from the roots to
the leaves.Xylem vessels forms a
continuous, hollow tube. This allows
water to flow easily.
 The function of the phloem vessel is to
transport food products to the parts of
Phloem the plant where they
Cells are needed.Phloem vessels are made
up of columns of living cells. The end
walls of phloem cells contain small
holes to allow food products to move
up and down the phloem vessels.
Phloem Cells