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Cells

Cells are the smallest units of life, containing various organelles that perform specific functions. Key components include the nucleus, which directs cell activity, and mitochondria, which produce energy. Plant cells have unique structures like cell walls and chloroplasts, while animal cells contain lysosomes for recycling cell parts.

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Cells

Cells are the smallest units of life, containing various organelles that perform specific functions. Key components include the nucleus, which directs cell activity, and mitochondria, which produce energy. Plant cells have unique structures like cell walls and chloroplasts, while animal cells contain lysosomes for recycling cell parts.

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Cells

Cells
• The smallest unit that is considered to be alive.
• It is an example of a system that has different components, and
each component has a different role.
• It cannot be seen by the naked eye, can be seen by the
microscope.
Cells
• An organelle is a subcellular structure that has one or more
specific jobs to perform in the cell
Cell Membrane
the outer coating that surrounds the cell. It is kind of like our skin.
It allows things to move through, keeps things out, and protects
the cell.

Cytoplasm

like the goo where all organelles float inside the cell.
Nucleus
• is the center or the cell that holds the DNA of the cell
• It is the brain of the cell, the cell boss.
• tells the cell what to do, what to make, and when to divide.
Golgi Apparatus
• Golgi apparatus changes proteins and moves them around the
cell
It s kind of like a shipment center. It processes proteins and lipid
molecules into packages called vesicles, and then transports them
within and outside the cell.
Lysosomes
• ( only in animal cells) destroys and reuses proteins

• Lysosomes break down or recycle excess or worn out cell parts.


There are often hundreds of lysosomes in a cell.
Mitochondria
• produces energy for the cell
• the cell power makers. A mitochondria generates chemical
energy to power the cells life giving chemical reactions.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
mainly transports proteins. The smooth ER contains ribosomes that
make the proteins. The endoplasmic reticulum then transports the
proteins throughout the cell.
Ribosomes
• are protein makers. They are also cell organelles, but they are
much tinier than the others. The ribosomes that float around in
the cytoplasm make proteins for within the cell, and the
ribosomes on the endoplasmic reticulum make proteins for
outside the cell.
Vacuoles
is the storage areas for the cell
• is a place where the cell stores food, water, and waste. Plant cells
usually have one or more large vacuoles. If animal cells have
vacuoles, they are usually small.
Cell Wall
(only found in plant cells)
help provide structure and protection for plant cells. It also works
to filter things that come in and out of the cell. It is a thicker outer
coating around the cell membrane.
chloroplasts
( only in plant cells) produces chlorophyll for the plant to undergo
photosynthesis
help plant cells make food. Animal cells don’t make their own food,
but plant cells do, so they need chloroplasts to help with the
process of photosynthesis.
Animal and Plant Cell

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