specialised plant cells

root hair cell

• found in roots of plants

• absorbs water by osmosis

• the absorb minerals by using active transport

xylem cell

• transport water and mineral ions from the roots to the leaves

• made from dead cells where the walls have broken down between them, forming hollow tubes strengthened by lignin

phoelum cells

• transport the products of photosynthesis from the leaves to the rest of the plant

• they are still living

photosynthetic cell

• found in the roots, stems and leaves of flowering plants