Cells: The Building

Blocks of Life

Cells are the building

Which of these are
blocks of life. Everything
made of cells?
living is made of cells.
CHAIR?

FLOWER?

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ROCK?

Plant and Animal Cells:

Plant and animal cells contain many of the same
ORGANELLES (parts of the cell that do a specific job).
They both contain NUCLEI, CELL MEMBRANES,
CYTOPLASM, MITOCHONDRIA, and CHROMOSOMES.

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Plant Cells:
Plants cells differ from animal cells in several ways.
Plant cells are generally rectangle in shape. They
contain a cell wall and a large vacuole. Plant cells also
have chloroplasts and chlorophyll which help them
make their own food.

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Chlorophyll

Animal Cells:
Animal cells, by contrast, are generally round in
shape. They contain several vacuoles but NO cell
walls or chloroplasts/chlorophyll. Animals do not make
their own food.

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Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote

Some cells have a nucleus. Those cells are called
EUKARYOTE. Trick... YOU have a nucleus in each of
your cells... You are YOU-karyotic. PROKARYOTE cells
do NOT have a nucleus.

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Single-Celled vs. Multi-Celled

Some organisms are single-celled. These cells tend to
be so small they can only be seen with a microscope.
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Examples of single-celled organisms include: bacteria
and amoeba. Some organisms are multi-celled. These
organisms are more complex and include plants and
animals.

Draw Diagrams
Use the space provided in your notes to draw andFISH?
label a diagram of a plant cell and an animal cell. Be
sure to label the organelles.