2.5B Cell differentiation
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Which process produces specialised cells from unspecialised cells?
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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Which statement about differentiation is correct?
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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State what is meant by cell differentiation.
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Explain why a muscle cell and a nerve cell from the same person look different even though they contain the same genes.
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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Give two examples of specialised animal cells and one feature of each.
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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Describe how a root hair cell is specialised for its function.
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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Explain how a red blood cell is adapted to carry oxygen.
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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Explain why differentiation is important in multicellular organisms.
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Suggest why most cells in an adult animal cannot differentiate into other cell types.
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Describe where differentiation happens in a plant.
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2.5B Cell differentiation
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Compare differentiation in plants and animals.
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Explain how a sperm cell is adapted for its function.
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Explain how a palisade cell is adapted for photosynthesis.
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Name the type of cell division that produces cells which then differentiate in a growing embryo.
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Describe the changes that happen to a xylem cell as it differentiates.
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