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Cells-specialized

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Special Cells for Special Jobs

• Cells that make up many-celled organisms, like you, are specialized.

• Different kinds of specialized cells work as a team to perform the activities of a many-celled organism.

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Types of Human Cells

• Your body is made up of many types of specialized cells.

• A cell's shape and size can be related to its function.

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Red Blood Cell

White Blood Cell

Nerve Cell

Special animal cells-use book p. 483 and article (for blood cell)

Cell name Function or job drawing

Fat

Nerve

Muscle

Red blood cell

Skin

Bone cell

Types of Plant Cells

• Plants also are made of several different cell types.

• Plants have different types of cells in their leaves, roots, and stems.

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Types of Plant Cells

• Some cells in plant stems are long and tubelike. Together they form a system through which water, food, and other materials move in the plant.

• Other cells are smaller or thicker. They provide strength to the stems.

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Special plant cellsp. 484 in book and article

cell function drawing

Leaf

Root

stem

Cell “Most wanted poster”

• Students will work individually to make a wanted poster

• Include

• Name of cell

• drawing of cell,

• “wanted for….” (what it does in the body)

• reward if found ( can be money or use your imagination!)

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Question 1

A cell’s shape is often related to its _______.

A. functionB. originC. organizationD. size

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Answer

The correct answer is A. A cell’s shape and size can be related to its function.

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Question 3

Which is long and has many branches, allowing it to receive and deliver messages quickly?

A. bone cellB. fat cellC. muscle cellD. nerve cell

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Answer

The correct answer is D. Nerve cells are long and have many branches.