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Specialized Cells Many complex organisms, such as a human being or a maple tree, begin life as a _________________________________________ Many cell divisions later, cells begin to ________________________________. o By day 22, ________________ begin to beat. The cells in animals are not all _____________________________. They perform specific _______________________, such as delivering oxygen and fighting disease, moving the skeleton, storing energy or coordinating the whole body. Plant cells also have a variety of ____________________. Cells in the leaf of a tree have a different structure and function from the cells in the trunk. o A specialized cell has a special ______________ so it can perform a special __________. o Red Blood Cells:_____________________________________________________ o ____________________________________________________________________ o

White Blood cells: Cells of the ________________________that defend the body against

__________________ and ___________________. Can move on their own to chase ____________

o Skin Cells : __________________________________________________________ o ___________________________________________________________________ o Muscle Cells: _________________________________________________________ o ____________________________________________________________________ o Nerve Cells: __________________________________________________________ o ____________________________________________________________________ o Bone Cells: ___________________________________________________________ o ____________________________________________________________________ o Fat Cells: _____________________________________________________________ o

o Specialized hair cells in our ears detect ______________________ and send __________ o ________________________ to the brain that are interpreted as sound. o Sudden _________________ (eg gun shots) or prolonged exposure to above average o noise (_____________________) can break these hairs, and they don’t grow back o

(____________________ also causes hearing loss)

o _______________________________ is the process that produces _________________ o

A cell’s _____________ holds the information that tells the cell how to turn into different cell types.

o Only __________________________ can differentiate into many cell types. o The blood found in an _______________________________ immediately after the birth o of a child is a rich source of _______________________. o These ______________________ can develop into various kinds of ________________. o The blood collected from the cord can be ____________________ (or stored) in the event it is needed later in the child’s or a sibling’s life. o For diseases such as _________________________, stem cells collected from healthy blood can be injected into a patient’s blood after the _____________________ have been ________________________. o The ____________________________ then grow in the patient’s _________________ o and produce ________________________________________________....