Plant cells

• Plant cell


  Differs from animal cell in regular shape, packed with green structures (chloroplasts)
• Plant cell


  • Contains nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria, ribosomes
  • Contains chloroplasts, cell wall, large permanent vacuole
• Chloroplasts


  Green structures that contain chlorophyll and are sites of photosynthesis
• Cell wall


  Made from cellulose, strengthens the cell
• Vacuole


  Large permanent structure filled with cell sap, helps give the plant cell its shape
• Plant cells are eukaryotes, like animal cells
• Nucleus contains genetic material
• Cytoplasm is where chemical reactions take place
• Cell membrane controls what molecules enter and leave the cell
• Mitochondria carry out aerobic respiration
• Ribosomes are the site of protein synthesis
• Algae


  • Simple plant-like organisms that also have a cellulose cell wall