Plant Cells

Cards (9)

  • Plant cells have a regular shape, unlike animal cells which can easily change their shape
  • Plant cells are packed full of green structures
  • Nucleus
    Contains genetic material
  • Cytoplasm
    Where chemical reactions take place
  • Cell membrane
    Controls which molecules enter and leave the cell
  • Mitochondria
    Carry out aerobic respiration
  • Ribosomes
    Site of protein synthesis
  • Plant cells
    • Have chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll and are sites of photosynthesis
    • Have a cell wall made from cellulose which strengthens the cell
    • Have a large permanent vacuole filled with cell sap which helps give the cell its shape
  • Algae are very simple forms of plant life and also have a cellulose cell wall