Parts of the Cell

Plant vs Animal Cells

Controls what gets in and out of the cell Cell Membrane

Lipid Bi-layer

Mr. Matis the security guard Cell Membrane

Protects the plant cell Cell Wall

Found in Plants Only Cell Wall

The fence Cell Wall

Control Center Holds genetic material Nucleus

Lily Parenchyma Cell. Note the large nucleus and nucleolus in the center of the cell, mitochondria and plastids in the cytoplasm.

Ms. Simpson the Principal Nucleus

organism without a nucleus Prokaryote

organism with a nucleus Eukaryote

Holds cellular organelles in place Cytoplasm

The Air Cytoplasm

Power Station Produces Energy Mitochondria Changes chemical energy into food

Mitochondria

The Cafeteria Mitochondria

Power Station Produces Energy Chloroplast Changes sunlight into food by photosynthesis

Found in Plants Only Chloroplast

The Cafeteria (again) Chloroplast

Makes proteins Ribosome Very small

Ribosomes

the Guidance Office Ribosomes

INTRACELLULAR TRANSPORT ER Golgi Lysosome Vacuole

Pathway to ship proteins Endoplasmic Reticulum

E.R.

Hallways Endoplasmic Reticulum

Package and ship out proteins Golgi Apparatus

Main Office / Ms. Newman Golgi Apparatus

Clean up crew Lysosome

The Custodians Lysosome

Storage of food and water Vacuoles

Huge in plant cells Small in animal cells

Plant Cells

Vacuole

The Lockers Vacuoles

Differences between Plant and Animal Cells PLANT CELLS Square or “boxy” Have a cell wall Have chloroplasts Large vacuoles Usually green (because of the chlorophyll) ANIMAL CELLS Round No cell wall No chloroplasts Small vacuoles Have centrioles

Animal Cells

How DNA is Used by the Cell