Download On the Conclusion of Plant and Animal Cells

On the Conclusion of Plant and Animal Cells
Organelles:
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Plant
Chloroplasts (Plastids)
Plant
Cilia and flagella
Animal
Cytoskeleton
Endoplasmic reticulum
Golgi apparatus
Lysosomes
Animal
Microfilaments and microtubules
Mitochondria
Nucleus
Ribosomes
Vacuoles
Plant
Plant Cells
Plant cells contain cell walls, chloroplasts (plastids), and vacuoles in addition to
the organelles shared by both animal and plant cells. Plant cells usually display the color
green due to the chlorophyll located in the chloroplasts. In Zea mays, the corn plant, the
leaves were green. The Privet leaf, characteristically, displayed green in its cells.
Likewise, the fern Prothallium antheridia manifested its shades of greens over a large
area in its cells. The fern also sported blue regions, representing vacuoles filled with
water. By peering closely at the Privet leaf, one sees a slightly rectangular cell, made so
rigid by the evident cell wall encompassing the cell.
The chloroplasts’ function is to produce glucose for the plant as food in the
presence of sunlight. They fuel the plant in all its cell processes by obtaining energy from
nonliving sources. Cell walls serve to hold the cell and support it. When an abundance of
water is in the vacuole, the cell would burst but for the cell wall. The cell membrane is
not strong enough to hold the cell on its own. In trees, for example, one sees the effect of
the cell wall in holding up cells to grow contrary to gravity.
Animal Cells
Animal cells contain cilia and flagella as well as lysosomes. Specialized
structures, such as bone and nerve cells, also characterize animal cells. Frog skeletal
muscle was an excellent example. Human palmer skin showed evidence of epithelial
cells, forming a covering on the outside of the human body. A mammal cerebrum cell
and mammal spinal cord cell were evidence of nerve cells. They differ in shape and
surroundings; the frog skeletal muscle was slightly rectangular but rounded. The spinal
cord cell, meanwhile, was long and surrounded by a white area. Cerebral cells in
mammals also exhibited a slight gray around the cell.
Cilia and flagella in animals serve to provide movement of materials into and out
of the organism as well as movement for the organism. These enable the animal to forage
for food. Lysosomes break down unusable organelles or foreign invaders in the cell.
Specialized cells enable multi-cellular organisms to perform tasks with greater efficiency,
such as a multi-cellular animal cell.