Cell: the

fundamental
unit of life
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 Cell And Its Types
The cell is the basic structural,
functional, and biological unit of all
Cell
known living organism

Prokaryotic Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic cells were These cells are about
the first form of life on fifteen times wider than
Earth, characterised by a typical prokaryote and
having vital biological can be as much as a
processes including cell thousand times greater
signaling and being self- in volume.
 Cell Theory
In biology, cell theory is
a scientific theory which
describes the properties
of cells.
The three tenets to the
cell theory are as
described below:
•All living organisms are
composed of one or more
cells.
•The cell is the most basic
unit of life.
•All cells arise from pre-
 Cell Organelles
Organelles are parts of the
cell which are adapted
and/or specialized for
carrying out one or more
vital functions, analogous
to the organs of the human
body (such as the heart,
lung, and kidney, with each
organ performing a
different function). Both
eukaryotic and prokaryotic
cells have organelles, but
prokaryotic organelles are
 Nucleus
 A cell's information
center, the cell nucleus
 is the most
conspicuous organelle
found in a eukaryotic
 cell. It houses the cell's 
chromosomes, and is
the place where almost
all DNA replication and 
RNA synthesis (
transcription) occur. The
nucleus is spherical and
 Endoplasmic
endoplasmicReticulum
The 
reticulum
 (ER) is a transport
network for molecules
targeted for certain
modifications and
specific destinations, as
compared to molecules
that float freely in the
cytoplasm. The ER has
two forms: the rough
ER, which has
ribosomes on its surface
 Golgi Apparatus
The Golgi apparatus  also
known as the Golgi
complex, Golgi body, or
simply the Golgi, is
organelle found in
most eukaryotic cells.[1] It
was identified in 1897 by
the Italian
physician Camillo
Golgi and named after him
in 1898.[2]
Part of the
 Mitochondria
 Mitochondria are self-
replicating organelles
that occur in various
numbers, shapes, and
sizes in the cytoplasm
of all eukaryotic
cells. Respiration occurs
in the cell mitochondria,
which generate the
cell's energy
by oxidative
phosphorylation,
using oxygen to release
 Plastids
The plastid (Greek:
πλαστός; plastós:
formed, molded –
plural plastids) is a
major double-membrane
organelle found, among
others, in the cells of
plants and
algae. Plastids are the
site of manufacture and
storage of important
chemical compounds
 Lysosomes
A lysosome (derived
from the Greek
words lysis, meaning "to
loosen", and soma,
"body") is a membrane-
bound cell organelle
found in most animal
cells (they are absent
in red blood cells).
Structurally and
chemically, they are
spherical vesicles
containing enzymes capa
Plant Cell and
Animal Cell
 Citation
•en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cell_(biology)
•www.biologyexams4u.com/2013/02/difference-
between-plant-cell-and.html