Specialised animal cells (AQA GCSE Biology): Quizzes
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What is the main advantage of cells becoming specialised in organisms?
What is the main advantage of cells becoming specialised in organisms?
They become more efficient at tasks
Where in the body are ciliated cells found?
Where in the body are ciliated cells found?
Lining the trachea (windpipe)
What do the cilia on ciliated cells do?
What do the cilia on ciliated cells do?
Sweep mucus away from the lungs
How does smoking damage ciliated cells?
How does smoking damage ciliated cells?
It destroys the cilia
What is the function of the long tail in a sperm cell?
What is the function of the long tail in a sperm cell?
To swim and move the sperm forward
Why do sperm cells have many mitochondria?
Why do sperm cells have many mitochondria?
To provide energy for tail movement
What does the acrosome in a sperm cell contain?
What does the acrosome in a sperm cell contain?
Enzymes to break through the egg
What is the function of the axon in a nerve cell?
What is the function of the axon in a nerve cell?
Carries electrical signals long distances
What do dendrites do in nerve cells?
What do dendrites do in nerve cells?
Connect with other nerve cells
How do muscle cells contract?
How do muscle cells contract?
Protein fibres slide over each other
Why do muscle cells contain many mitochondria?
Why do muscle cells contain many mitochondria?
They need lots of energy to contract
When do most animal cells differentiate?
When do most animal cells differentiate?
At an early stage of development