Specialised Cells

Question 1

What does a white blood cell do?

Answer 1

Involved in the immune system
Engulfs bacteria
Makes antibodies
Makes antitoxins

Question 2

What does an animal cell do?

Answer 2

Stores fat

Can expand and do not need much energy

Question 3

What is a red blood cell?

Answer 3

Contains red pigment
Biconcave disk shape
Small diameter

Question 4

What does a cone cell do?

Answer 4

Converts light in your eyes by striking the retina into nerve impulses
Synapses connect to the optic nerve
Lots of mitochondria

Question 5

What do stomata do?

Answer 5

Allow gases and water to enter and leave the leaf

Question 6

What do xylem cells do?

Answer 6

Transport water up a plant through stem and roots

Made of dead cells

Question 7

What do root hair cells do?

Answer 7

Take up water and mineral ions into the root

Question 8

What do palisade cells do?

Answer 8

Enable photosynthesis to occur because it contains many chloroplasts

Question 9

What do sperm cells do?

Answer 9

Carries genetic material to the egg

Lots of mitochondria to provide energy for movement

Question 10

What does a motor neuron do?

Answer 10

Carries impulses from the central nervous system to the effector organs