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Key Stage 3
Meaning
A specialised cell is a cell that has a special shape or special features to do a certain job in the organism.
About Specialised Cells
- All multicellular organisms have specialised cells.
- Specialised cells make an organism more efficient than if every cell was the same.
- Specialised cells has special adaptations that make them good at their function.
Some Specialised cells in plants that you should know:
Some Specialised cells in animals that you should know:
Specialised Plant Cells
| Palisade Cell | Spongy Mesohpyll Cell | Guard Cells |
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| Xylem Cell | Root Hair Cell | |
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Specialised Animal Cells
| Muscle Cell | Nerve Cell | Ciliated Epithelial Cells |
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| Red Blood Cell | White Blood Cell | Sperm Cell |
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