ANIMAL CELL

CELL MEMBRANESTRUCTURE

• Surrounds the cell

FUNCTION• Holds contents of cell inside

(like skin)• Keeps harmful substances out• Controls what enters and

leaves• Water, oxygen, and nutrients

are allowed to enter• Waste products are allowed

to exit

CYTOPLASMSTRUCTURE

• Clear, thick, jelly-like fluid (like Jell-o)

FUNCTION• Chemical reactions take

place here• Cytoskeleton in the

cytoplasm helps the cell maintain or change its shape (just like your skeleton)

NUCLEUSSTRUCTURE

• Round• Contains the DNA, which is

long, thin threads of genetic material

FUNCTION• Control center- directs all

cell activities (like a brain)

MITOCHONDRIASTRUCTURE

• Bean shaped• Each cell has many

mitochondria• More active cells have more

than less active cells

FUNCTION• Powerhouse of the cell• Release chemical energy

from food

VACUOLESTRUCTURE

• Animal cell has many• Small, round

FUNCTION• Storage compartment• Holds food and water for

the cell

PLANT CELL

CELL WALLSTRUCTURE

• Tough, rigid outer covering (like a wall to a building)

FUNCTION• Protects the cell• Gives the cell shape (plants

do not have a skeleton like animals)

CELL MEMBRANESTRUCTURE

• Surrounds the cell• Inside the cell wall

FUNCTION• Holds contents of cell inside

(like skin)• Keeps harmful substances out• Controls what enters and

leaves• Water, oxygen, and nutrients

are allowed to enter• Waste products are allowed

to exit

CYTOPLASMSTRUCTURE

• Clear, thick, jelly-like fluid (like Jell-o)

FUNCTION• Chemical reactions take

place here• Cytoskeleton in the

cytoplasm helps the cell maintain or change its shape (just like your skeleton)

NUCLEUSSTRUCTURE

• Round• Contains the DNA, which is

long, thin threads of genetic material

FUNCTION• Control center- directs all

cell activities (like a brain)

WATER VACUOLESTRUCTURE

• Plant cell has 1-2• Very large

FUNCTION• Storage compartment• Holds water for the cell• Helps to support the plant

CHLOROPLASTSSTRUCTURE

• Green (contains chlorophyll)

• Bean shaped

FUNCTION• Photosynthesis- makes food

for plants

MITOCHONDRIASTRUCTURE

• Bean shaped

FUNCTION• Release chemical energy

stored from photosynthesis