A close up on a cell
Living things are called organisms Organisms are made up of one or more cells Your body is made up of trillions! of cells Cells do not have the same shape
Some organisms are made up of just one cell They are called ‘single-celled’ or ‘uni-cellular’ A close up on a cell EuglenaAmoebaParamecium What features can you see?
A cell has many parts Not all cells contain all of these parts These parts are called ‘organelles’ Each cell has a different job The internal structure of a cell
The organelles (parts) of the cell A typical cell Cytoplasm Cell membrane Nucleus Mitochondria Nuclear membrane Golgi apparatus Ribosome Vacuole
The cells of plants and animals are pretty similar But there are some differences The organelles (parts) of the cell A typical PLANT cell Cytoplasm Cell membrane Nucleus Mitochondria Nuclear membrane Golgi apparatus Ribosome Vacuole Cell Wall Chloroplasts Larger vacuole
A typical animal cell Cytoplasm Cell membrane Nucleus Mitochondria Nuclear membrane Golgi apparatus Ribosome Vacuole
A typical plant cell Cytoplasm Cell membrane Nucleus Mitochondria Nuclear membrane Golgi apparatus Ribosome Vacuole Cell Wall Chloroplasts Larger vacuole