Plant cell

• Plasmodesmata:

  • Channels that connect two plant cells
• Cell wall:

  • Maintains cell shape
• Plasma membrane:

  • Acts as a selective barrier at the boundary of every cell, regulating the cell’s chemical composition
• Cytoplasm:

  • Jellylike fluid inside the cell where organelles are suspended
• Central vacuole:

  • Filled with cell sap that maintains pressure against the cell wall
• Chloroplast:

  • Site of photosynthesis
• Plastid:

  • Stores pigments
• Nucleus:

  • Contains chromatin, a nuclear envelope, and a nucleolus, similar to an animal cell
• Ribosomes:

  • Perform protein synthesis
• Lysosomes contain digestive enzymes that break down waste materials within cells.