Download Plant Cells Verses Animal Cells

PLANT CELLS VERSES
ANIMAL CELLS
7-2.2 Compare the major components of
plant and animal cells.
1. Living Organisms
• All living organisms are made of cells that contain similar
structures.
• However, there are differences between the structures of
plant cells and animal cells.
2. Common Structures for Plant and
Animal Cells:
• the cell membrane
• nucleus
• mitochondria
• vacuoles
3. Special Structures That Plants Have:
• cell wall
• chloroplasts
4. Differences Between Plant and Animal
Cells:
• Difference #1: Plant cells have a cell wall, but animal cells
do not. Cell walls provide support and give shape to
plants.
4. Differences Between Plant and Animal
Cells:
• Difference #2 Plant cells have chloroplasts, but animal
cells do not. Chloroplasts enable plants to perform
photosynthesis to make food.
4. Differences Between Plant and Animal
Cells:
• Difference #3 Plant cells usually have one or more large
vacuole(s), while animal cells have smaller vacuoles, if
any at all.
• Large vacuoles help provide shape and allow the plant to
store water and food for future use.
• The storage function plays a smaller role in animal cells,
therefore the vacuoles are smaller.
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