Plant vs. Animal Cell
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Plant vs. Animal Cell
Plant Cell Cell wall
Large central vacuolePlastids
Animal CellsCentrioles
Both: Nucleus, Mitochondria, Endoplasmic Reticulum, Golgi
apparatus, vesicles, cytoskeleton
Cell Wall• Structure: rigid layer of carbohydrates (cellulose) outside cell
membrane
• Function: support and protection
Central Vacuole• Structure: Large, fluid-filled organelle
• Function: • Stores water, enzymes, metabolic wastes, and other materials• Allows plant to stand upright
• Can make up 90% of the plant cell’s volume
Plastids• Structure• Double membrane• Contain DNA
• Types of plastids:1. Chloroplast2. Chromoplast3. Amyloplasts
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Chloroplast• Structure:• Contains thylakoids (flattened, membranous sacs)• Thylakoids contain chlorophyll (molecule that absorbs light
energy for the cell)
• Function: Use light energy to make carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water = photosynthesis
Evolution of Plastids and Mitochondria = Endosymbiosis