What are the main cell parts?

Three Main Cell Parts BOTH plant and animal cells have three main cell parts Each main part has a special and important job to do! The three main parts are: 1.Cell membrane (also called plasma membrane) 2. Cytoplasm 3. Nucleus

Cell Membrane Thin structure that surrounds the cell FUNCTION: Controls what goes in and out of the cell

Cell Membrane Rat neurons Cell membranes come in many different shapes: Human red blood cells Human heart muscle

Cytoplasm Gel-like substance inside the cell where most of the cell’s activities take place FUNCTION: Thick soup that cell parts swim in; also helps hold up cell shape

Cytoplasm Yeast cell Euglena

Nucleus Control center of the cell FUNCTION: Holds instructions for: 1. all cell jobs 2. making a new cell

Nucleus Human epithelial cellsHuman fibroblast

REVIEW: Three Main Cell Parts BOTH plant and animal cells have three main cell parts Each main part has a special and important job to do! The three main parts are: 1.Cell membrane 2.Cytoplasm 3.Nucleus

REVIEW: Three Main Cell Parts 1.Cell membrane: thin structure that surrounds a cell 2.Cytoplasm: gel-like substance inside the cell where most of the cell’s activities take place 3.Nucleus: control center of the cell

REVIEW: Three Main Cell Parts

REVIEW: Three Main Cell Parts

REVIEW: Three Main Cell Parts

REVIEW: Three Main Cell Parts

REVIEW: Three Main Cell Parts

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