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Comparing Plant and Animal Cells Mrs. Weeks What is a cell? definition: a small compartment that holds all of the biological equipment necessary to keep an organism alive ► Basically, cells are the building blocks of life. ► They come in many different shapes and sizes ► They perform a variety of functions. About cells… Their main purpose is to organize. They make up all living things. Cells are alive! Animal Cell What is it? • makes up many tissues in animals • many types (cheek, nerve, muscle) Plant Cell What is it? • a structural and functional unit of a plant • different plant cells have different roles Plant Cells vs Animal Cells: Similarities animal and plant cells have cell membranes that enclose the cell. ► Both are filled with cytoplasm, a gel-like substance containing chemicals needed by the cell. ► Both have a nucleus where DNA is stored. ► Both have ribosomes, protein builders of cells. ► Both Similarities Continued ► Both plant and animal cells have mitochondria that use oxygen to break down food and release energy. ► Both kinds of cells have vacuoles that contain food, water, or waste products. (Animal cells usually have many more vacuoles than plant cells do.) A Few More Similarities have endoplasmic reticulum, where a system of tubes transports proteins. ► Both have Golgi bodies to distribute proteins outside of the cell. ► Both Plant and Animal Cells: Differences cells have cell walls that provide structure. Animal cells do not have cell walls. ► A few large animal cells have more than one nucleus, but plant cells ALWAYS have just one. ► Plant cells have chloroplasts for photosynthesis. Animal cells do not. ► Plant More Differences: ► Animal cells use mitochondria for energy production. Plants primarily use chloroplasts to produce energy. ► Animal cells tend to have many small vacuoles. Mature plant cells may have only one large vacuole. ► Animals cells have lysosomes, but plant cells do not. Activity ► Use a Venn Diagram to compare the animal cell to the plant cell. Compare and Contrast Both Plant cell wall mitochondria Animal no cell wall Golgi apparatus large vacuole chloroplasts rough and smooth endoplasmic reticulum nucleus flagella only in gametes cytoplasm ribosomes small or no vacuole no chloroplasts flagella Cells & Energy ► Cells get energy originally from the sun. ► In plant cells, chloroplasts trap light energy and change it into chemical energy. Cells & Energy (continued!) ► Chemical bonds hold two or more atoms together to form molecules of sugar. ► Both plant and animal cells break down these molecules by breaking the chemical bond. When the bonds are broken, energy is released. ► Cells can either use the energy or store it. ► Mitochondria in plant and animal cells use oxygen to release this energy. Cells Using Information ► The nucleus is the control center of plant and animal cells. ► The nucleus contains DNA. ► DNA and RNA molecules work together to make proteins. Cells require thousands of protein molecules in order to work well. More DNA ► DNA in a cell’s nucleus determines what kind of cell it it. ► DNA has instructions for all of the cell’s activities. ► DNA doubles when a cell divides.