Animal and plant Cell

Organelles
Structure Vs Function
 Organelle’s (cell structures)
• Nucleus (plant and animal)
• Mitochondria (plant and animal)
• Endoplasmic (plant and animal)
• Vacuole (plant and animal)
• Cell membrane (plant and animal)
• Golgi Body (plant and animal)
• Cytoplasm (plant and animal)
• Cell wall n(plant only)
• Chloroplast (plant only)
 Organelles
• Structures inside the cell are known as
organelles. (little organs)
• Each organelle has a role to play in the
activities necessary for life.
Animal cell
Plant Cell
 Nucleus
Control center
•Control’s the cell’s activities
•Most easily seen structure
•Contains the cell’s DNA (genetic material)
 Mitochondria
• Powerhouse of the cell
• Produces energy
• Tiny food particles break down and
release chemical energy for the cell to use
 Endoplasmic Reticulum(ER)
• Transport system
• Materials are transported through this
structure to different parts of the cell.
 Vacuole
• Balloon like spaces within the cell that are
used for storage such as food surplus,
wastes, and other substances.
 Cell Membrane
• Analogy- skin covering your body
• Surrounds and protects the contents of the cell
• Its structure helps control the movements of substances
in and out of the cell.
 Cell Wall
• Occurs only in cells of plants
• Much thicker and more rigid than cell
membranes.
• Provides support for the cell
• Give the plant cell it’s square shape
 Chloroplasts
• Only in plant cells
• Structures in which the process of
photosynthesis takes place.
• Contain green pigment chlorophyll
(absorbs sunlight)
• Found only inside cells in green plants.
 Golgi Apparatus
• Involved in packaging and transportation

• Packaging of proteins and Transporting of

lipids around the cell

• Composed of stacked membranes

• Looks like stacked pancakes.
 Cytoplasm
Gel like substance that holds all of the organelles
in place

Watermelon example- Pink Fruit inside the

watermelon

80 percent water-so mainly composed of H20

Aids in transportation inside the cell

 Activity
• Please use an analogy between the city of
Halifax and the organelles inside both
plant and animal cells.

• Come up with different examples around

the HRM that have similar functions to
that of the organelles.