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Virly Cellstructure
Virly Cellstructure
Virly Cellstructure
CELL
STRUC
TURE
G11 Virly VC.
Beside me is how
the skin looks under
the microscope. You
can actually see
thousands of cells!
BASICS
definitions and
Animals and plants
introduction
cells have these three
structures in common.
NUCLEUS
the structure that controls and
directs the activities of the cell
Cytoplasm
the site of the chemical reactions of
life, which we call ‘metabolism’
Golgi Apparatus
Mitochondrion Endoplasmic
reticulum
Centrioles
Nucleus &
nucleolus
Ribosomes
PLANT +
+ CELL
Plant cells are the tiny units that make up all the green parts
of plants, from leaves to stems to roots.
Golgi Apparatus
Mitochondrion Endoplasmic
reticulum
Vacuole
Nucleus &
nucleolus
Ribosomes
found in all cells and separates the interior of the cell from
three layers
NUCLEUS
NUCLEAR ENVELOPE AND
NUCLEOLUS
protein)
cisternae.
enzymes or others)
Double membrane
centrosome.
tubulin
cytoplasm
CILIA
chloroplasts.
synthesis
CELL WALL
PLASMODESMATA
not an organelle
between them.
VACUOLE
& TONOPLAST
ATP
Adenosine
Triphosphate
Cells constantly use energy to maintain the processes that
keep them alive. These processes include
active transport of substances across membranes,
movement
and the building up of large molecules (such as the
synthesis of proteins).
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P R O KA R YO T I C
cells
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EUKARYOTIC CELL
FEATURE PROKARYOTIC CELL
ANIMAL CELLS PLANT CELLS
peptidoglycans cellulose
envelope
photosynthetic pigments
endoplasmic reticulum
mitochondria and
chloroplasts
Centrioles Never present Usually present Never present
viruses
STRUCTURE