Lesson: Specialized Cells Biology • First Year of Secondary School

In this lesson, we will learn how to recall different specialized cells, describe their adaptations, and relate these adaptations to their functions.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

state that the cell is the basic building block of all living organisms,
recall that multicellular organisms contain many different cells that carry out different functions,
give examples of specialized animal cells including nerve cells, sperm cells, egg cells, muscle cells, ciliated cells, and red blood cells,
describe some adaptations of specialized cells,
explain how the adaptations of specialized cells help them carry out their functions.