Specialised cells
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Where are Palisade mesophyll cells found?
Leaves
Where are root hair cells found?
At a plant’s roots.
Where are sperm cells found?
Testicles
Palisade mesophyll cells function?
Contains chloroplasts. Responsible for absorption of light in photosynthesis.
Root hair cells function?
Increases the surface area of the cell to maximise the movement of water and minerals from the soil into the plant root.
Sperm cells function?
To deliver generic information to the egg cell. This is fertilisation
Egg cells function?
Supply proteins
Red blood cells function?
Transport oxygen around the body. They’re flexible. No nucleus.
White blood cells function?
Defends the body against infection and disease by ingesting foreign materials and cellular debris