1. Cells

2. Cell Theory All living things are made of cells.
Cells carry out all of life processes.
New cells come from old cells.

3. Cells
Cells are the smallest living bit of matter.

4. Cells Cells are too small to be seen with the human eye alone.
By using a microscope we can see many parts of the cell.

5. Plant and Animal Cells Plant and animal cells are different
Plant cells are mostly rectangular
Animal cells are mostly spherical or irregularly shaped

6. Organelles (parts of a cell)
Nucleus - controls the function of the cell (the brain)
In plants and animals

7. Organelles (parts of a cell)
Vacuole - a large fluid filled space that stores water and food
In plants (bigger) and animals

8. Organelles (parts of a cell)
Cell Wall - the thick outer edge of the cell that provides the plant with support
In plants only

9. Organelles (parts of a cell)
Cell Membrane - just inside the cell wall, allows some substances to pass through the membrane and others to not pass through (body guard)
In plants and animals

10. Organelles (parts of a cell)
Chloroplasts - contains chlorophyll which is essential to photosynthesis (makes the plant green)
In plants only

11. Organelles (parts of a cell)
Cytoplasm - the jellylike substance outside the nucleus where all most other parts of the cell are located
In plants and animals

12. Plant Cell

14. Animal Cell

16. Plants vs Animals
Name 3 differences between plant and animal cells.