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Explain The Diagram Of A Typical Animal Cell

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Cells and Stem Cells

1. The Diagram of a typical Animal cell (not drawn)

2. In your own words, describe and explain what each part of the cell does
Vacuole: Vacuoles are used as storage inside the cell, they are found in both the animal cell and the plant cell, but are larger in plant cells because they have to store lots of water for the actual plant to survive and thrive. Vacuoles store food, water and nutrients to help keep the cell alive. The vacuole can also store the waste that the cell produces so it doesn’t contaminate the rest of the cell. This waste usually contains extra water and maybe even poisons that can harm or even kill the cell. Eventually, the waste would be sent out from the cell. Vacuoles are usually made from …show more content…

This process then creates energy for the cell. If a certain type of cell needs more energy to survive, there would be a more Mitochondria to help produce more energy that the cell needs. The main function of this energy is to help with the cell cope with the production of adenosine triphosphate. Adenosine triphosphate is produced inside the Mitochondria, using the energy that is in the stored food which is in the vacuole. This helps the cell develop and it keeps itself …show more content…

The Nucleus’s position of the cell is not always in the centre, it can be near the cells membrane for instance.
Nucleolus:

3. Draw two different specialised animal cells. Explain their function and how they have adapted to that particular function? Draw a table to compare and contrast the structure and function of the two cells.

The Sperm Cell and the Nerve Cell
Similarities . The Sperm Cell contains a Nucleus and so does the Nerve Cell. The Nucleus helps control the movement and the cells reproduction.
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Differences . Nerve Cells are covered by lots of many small membranes, these membranes small axons. Axons are responsible for carrying information to other Nerve cells, whereas the Sperm Cell contains no axons, so it can’t communicate with other sperms.

. The Sperm Cell has a flagellum, which is a tail. This flagellum helps the Sperm propel itself and to make it swim as fast as it can until it can get to the females egg. On the other hand, the Nerve Cell doesn’t have a tail, so therefor it cannot move. The Nerve Cell can only send impulses to other Nerve Cells.
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