Watch this brief video as an introduction to different types of cells: 

Watch this brief video as an introduction to different types of cells: 

Watch this brief video as an introduction to different types of cells: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFuEo2ccTPA

Even though the basic composition of most cells are similar, there are many different types of specialized cells found in various organisms. For this discussion please choose one type of cell to research and describe.

Do NOT choose eukaryotic, prokaryotic, plant, animal or bacteria cells (the large categories of cells), rather choose a specialized type of cell found in animals (examples: blood, nerve or sperm cells), plants (examples: guard, epidermal or root hair cells), fungi or bacteria.

Briefly describe the structure and role of your chosen specialized cell. How is this type of cell unique compare to other types of cells?

Include an image of your cell in your post.

Your response should be at least 100 words and include references to all information sources used.

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The Spermatozoon (sperm) is the male sex cell for sexual reproduction. It travels to the female egg (ovum), functions to fertilize and produce a totipotent zygote. The sperm structure includes a head, mid-piece and a tail. The features are specialized as below (Sherwood, 2015).

The tail- It enables the sperm to swim towards the ovum for fertilization powered by energy generated from the mitochondria………………..

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