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SPECIALIZED CELLS

A typical cell

• Not all eukaryotic cells look like this

• Not all eukaryotic cells have the same organelles

• Why not?

What is a specialized cell?

• A cell found in eukaryotes

• A cell that has a specific job

What are some examples of specialized cells?

• Skin cell

• Blood cell– Red– White

• Nerve cell

• Liver cell

• Muscle cell

There are lots more!!!

Why do we have specialized cells?

• We are complicated organisms.

• One type of cell isn’t enough to do the job.

Muscle cell

Nerve Cell

Human skin cell

Human white blood cell

Hair cell

Onion “skin” cell

Cardiac muscle cell

Red blood cell

Where’s the nucleus?