Specialized Cells: Significance and Examples

Explore some examples of specialized plant and animal cells with the Amoeba Sisters! Video explains how specialized cell structure suits their function. Expand details for table of contents 👇 Video has handout: http://www.amoebasisters.com/handouts. We have another video that shows HOW cells become specialized (featuring stem cells) here: https://youtu.be/t3g26p9Mh_k

Table of Contents:
Intro 00:00
Specialized Cell Defined 0:26
Animal and Plant Cells have Specialized Shapes 0:36
Examples of Specialized Plant Cells (in Leaf Cross Section) 1:29
Examples of Specialized Animal Cells 5:01
Muscle Cell Examples 6:25

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We cover the basics in biology concepts at the secondary level. If you are looking to discover more about biology and go into depth beyond these basics, our recommended reference is the FREE, peer reviewed, open source OpenStax biology textbook: https://openstax.org/details/books/biology

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