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Cell Wall
Ribosomes
Nucleus
Nickname: Protector
Nickname: Protein Maker
Nickname: Brain
The cell wall is the outer covering of a Plant cell. It is
Ribosomes read the recipe from the
The nucleus is the largest organelle in a cell. The
a strong and stiff and made of
DNA and use this recipe to make
nucleus directs all activity in the cell. It also controls
cellulose. It supports and protects the plant cell by
proteins. The nucleus tells the
the growth and reproduction of the cell.
holding it upright. It
ribosomes which proteins to make.
In humans, the nucleus contains 46 chromosomes
allows water, oxygen and carbon dioxide to pass in out
They are found in both plant and
which are the instructions for all the activities in your
of plant cell.
animal cells. In a cell they can be found
cell and body.
floating around in the cytoplasm or
attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.
Chloroplast
Cytoplasm
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Nickname: Oven
Nickname: Gel
Nickname: Highway
Chloroplasts are oval structures that that contain a green
pigment called chlorophyll. This allows plants to make
their own food through the process of photosynthesis.
Chloroplasts are necessary for photosynthesis, the food
making process, to occur.
Cytoplasm is the gel like fluid inside a
The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the transportation
cell. The organelles are floating around in center for the cell. The ER is like the conveyor belt, you
this fluid.
would see at a supermarket, except instead of moving
your groceries it moves proteins from one part of the cell
to another. The Endoplasmic Reticulum looks like a
maze. They are found in both plant and animal cells.
Vacuole
Chromosomes
Mitochondria
Nickname: Refrigerator
Nickname: Recipe
Nickname: Power House
A vacuole is a large storage area that holds food, water, and Chromosomes are made of DNA and are
Mitochondria are called the powerhouses of the cell
wastes. Vacuoles are found in both animal and plant cells. found inside the nucleus. In each of the
because most of the cell's energy comes from them.
cells in your body there are 46
Mitochondria burn the fuel (food) that gives the cell
chromosomes. These chromosomes,
energy. Mitochondria are in both plant and Animal cells.
A plant cell usually has only 1 large vacuole that takes up
which contain genes, are the recipes for
much of the space inside the cell. In animal cells the
vacuoles are much smaller. If you don't water a plant for a making proteins and the reason why you
look and are the way you are.
few days you see it droop. This is because the vacuole is
almost empty. Once you water the plant again you will see
it stand up straight again because you filled up the vacuole.
Cell Membrane
Lysosomes
Nickname: Skin
Nickname: Garbage can
Differences between plant and animal
cells
Plant and Animal Cells:
The cell membrane is on the outside of an The lysosomes have special digestive enzymes that are The major difference between plant and animal cells is
animal cell and is found just underneath the used to digest old cell parts. It's like a garbage disposal
that plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts, and
cell wall in a plant cell. Similar to the cell of a cell by breaking down things that the cell no longer animal cells do not. Chlorophyll is the substance found
wall, it protects the cell and controls what
needs.
in green plants that allows them to make their own food,
passes in and out of the cell.
through the process of photosynthesis. Plant cells have
The membrane is made from lipids and
large vacuoles, where animal cells have small ones. But
proteins made inside the cell.
more important than their differences are their
similarities. The basic function of cells, such as growing,
making energy and getting rid of wastes, are similar
among all organisms. Because of this similarity,
scientists can move DNA from one organism to another.