cell types and their functions

Question 1

root hair cell (plant)

Answer 1

function: absorbs minerals and water soil

Question 2

palisade cell (plant)

Answer 2

function: carries out photosynthesis and helps make plant food

Question 3

egg cell (animal)

Answer 3

function: carries the mother’s DNA

Question 4

ciliated cell (animal)

Answer 4

function: designed to stop lung damage, hairs sweep across mucus with trapped dust and bacteria back up the throat to be swallowed

Question 5

red blood cell (animal)

Answer 5

function: carries oxygen from the lungs to the body and carbon dioxide back to the lungs

Question 6

nerve cell (animal)

Answer 6

function: carries nerve impulses around your body

Question 7

muscle cell (animal)

Answer 7

function: allows the muscle to contract to allow movement

Question 8

sperm cell (animal)

Answer 8

function: contains genetic material for fertilisation