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Standard 3.0 Life Science

Topic B. Cells

Indicator 2. Investigate and provide evidence that living things are made mostly of cells that can be seen and studied only through a microscope.

Objective c. Select information gathered from readings that provides evidence that some organisms' cells vary greatly in appearance and perform very different roles in the organism .

Brief Constructed Response (BCR) Item

Most organisms are made of many different types of cells. Each type of cell has a special role within the organism.

Multicellular organisms are made of groups of cells working together to do one job. These are called specialized cells. The diagrams show four types of specialized cells. Not all multicellular organisms need the same specialized cells.

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Explain why multicellular organisms only need certain specialized cells. In your explanation, be sure to include

  • a type of specialized cell not found in a plant
  • why this specialized cell is not needed by a plant

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