Cells come in many shapes
Why?
Cells have different shapes that suit their jobs: long and thin, round, flat or branching.
A long thin nerve cell stretches from a toe to the spine like a cable, next to a round red blood cell shaped like a dimpled sweet.
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Flat skin cells fit together like floor tiles, while a branching nerve cell spreads out like a tree.
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A cell has many long branches that reach out to other cells. What is its job likely to be?