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Specialised plant cells

Identify specialised plant cells. Describe the structure of specialised plant cells and relate this to their function.

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Q1.What does the word absorb mean?

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Q2.Plants absorb from the sun to help them grow.

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Q3.What process takes place inside the mitochondria?

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Q4.What process do plants use to make sugar?

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Q5.The contains sap which keeps the cell firm.

Fill in the blank.

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Q6.Match the plant structure to its function.
  • root
  • stem
  • leaf
  • absorb sunlight
  • absorb water from the soil
  • provide support and transport water

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Unit quizzes are being retired in August 2023

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.What does the word absorb mean?

1/6

Q2.Plants absorb from the sun to help them grow.

Fill in the blank.

2/6

Q3.What process takes place inside the mitochondria?

3/6

Q4.What process do plants use to make sugar?

4/6

Q5.The contains sap which keeps the cell firm.

Fill in the blank.

5/6

Q6.Match the plant structure to its function.
  • root
  • stem
  • leaf
  • provide support and transport water
  • absorb sunlight
  • absorb water from the soil

Where you see this icon you can drag and drop! If you are using your keyboard select and move using space and the arrow keys.

6/6

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Comparing animal and plant cells

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Q1.Which of the following is not an example of a specialised plant cell?

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Q2.Match the specialised cell to its function.
  • root hair cell
  • xylem
  • phloem
  • palisade cell
  • transport water from the roots up to the rest of the plant
  • transport sugar from the leaves to the rest of the plant
  • absorb sunlight for photosynthesis
  • absorb water and minerals from the soil

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Q3.In which sub-cellular structure does photosynthesis take place?

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Q4.Match the features of a root hair cell to how they help it function.
  • long thin projection
  • lots of mitochondria
  • large vacuole
  • to release energy for active transport of minerals
  • to store lots of water
  • increase surface area to absorb water

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Q5.Which two of the following explain how palisade cells absorb sunlight?

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Q6.Which specialised plant cell has the most chloroplasts?

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Comparing animal and plant cells

Don’t worry if you get a question wrong! Forgetting is an important step in learning. We will recap next lesson.

Q1.Which of the following is not an example of a specialised plant cell?

1/6

Q2.Match the specialised cell to its function.
  • root hair cell
  • xylem
  • phloem
  • palisade cell
  • transport sugar from the leaves to the rest of the plant
  • absorb sunlight for photosynthesis
  • transport water from the roots up to the rest of the plant
  • absorb water and minerals from the soil

Where you see this icon you can drag and drop! If you are using your keyboard select and move using space and the arrow keys.

2/6

Q3.In which sub-cellular structure does photosynthesis take place?

3/6

Q4.Match the features of a root hair cell to how they help it function.
  • long thin projection
  • lots of mitochondria
  • large vacuole
  • to release energy for active transport of minerals
  • to store lots of water
  • increase surface area to absorb water

Where you see this icon you can drag and drop! If you are using your keyboard select and move using space and the arrow keys.

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Q5.Which two of the following explain how palisade cells absorb sunlight?

Select two (2) boxes

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Q6.Which specialised plant cell has the most chloroplasts?

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Lesson summary: Specialised plant cells

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