Year 7
Specialised animal cells
Identify specialised animal cells. Describe the structure of specialised animal cells and relate this to their function.
Year 7
Specialised animal cells
Identify specialised animal cells. Describe the structure of specialised animal cells and relate this to their function.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Identify specialised animal cells from diagrams
- State the function of different specialised animal cells
- Explain how the specialised animal cell structures link to their function
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6 Questions
Q1.
What are the names of the two cells that join together during fertilisation?
muscle cell
nerve cell
Q2.
What is the name of the organ that helps us to breathe gases in and out?
kidneys
liver
stomach
Q3.
Which of the following words means “to break down”?
adapt
amplify
expand
Q4.
Which system in our body is made up of the brain, spinal cord and nerves?
digestive system
immune system
skeletal system
Q5.
What is the name of the substance that carries nutrients and dissolved gases around our body?
Q6.
In a cell, where does aerobic respiration take place?
cytoplasm
nucleus
ribosomes
6 Questions
Q1.
Match each specialised cell to its function.
transmit impulses along the body
carries oxygen around the body for respiration
moves mucus up and out of the lungs
swims to the egg before fertilisation can occur
are the female sex cells that join with the sperm during fertilisation
Q2.
Why does a red blood cell have no nucleus?
to allow the impulses to travel quicker
to allow the red blood cell to travel quicker
to increase the surface area of the red blood cell
Q3.
Ciliated cells have tiny hairs on them that are called
Q4.
What feature of a nerve cell allows it to connect to other nerve cells?
long and thin
myelin sheath
no nucleus
Q5.
Match each feature of the sperm cell to its function.
helps the sperm swim to the egg cell
contains enzymes to help break down the egg cell membrane
provide energy for movement
Q6.
Which two features are correct for an egg cell?
The egg cell has a tail to help it reach the sperm.
The egg cell lets many sperm inside it for fertilisation to occur.