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CHAPTER 5:
CELL STRUCTURE & FUNCTION
UNIT 4 CELLS: THE BASIC THEORY OF LIFE
SECTION 6.4: CELL SPECIALIZATION
•  Define cell specialization and identify examples
•  Vocabulary: cell specialization
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CELL SPECIALIZATION
•  cell specialization – characteristics of certain cells
that makes them uniquely suited to perform a
particular function within an organism
•  examples of specialization
•  movement
•  react to environment
•  make certain products
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CELL SPECIALIZATION
•  cell specialization occurs during development of a
multi-cellular organism
•  the genetic information necessary for all cellular
functions remains in each cell but may not be used
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CELL SPECIALIZATION
pancreas cell
adapted for
enzyme production
enormous amount of organelles
involved in protein synthesis
(rough endoplasmic reticulum)
& a large Golgi apparatus
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rod cell
(special cell in eye
sensitive to light)
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CELL SPECIALIZATION
REVIEW QUESTIONS
1.  ribosomes
2.  mitochondria
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