plant & animal cells

• an animal cell contains

  • nucleus
  • mitochondria
  • cytoplasm
  • cell membrane
• a plant cell contains

  • nucleus
  • cytoplasm
  • vacuole
  • cell wall
  • mitochondria
  • cell membrane
  • chloroplast
• the nucleus controls what goes on in the cell and contains DNA
• the mitochondria is where most of the energy is released in the process of respiration
• cytoplasm is a jelly like substance where chemical reactions take place
• the cell membrane is thin skin that that lives around the cell. it controls what goes in and out of the cell
• the chloroplast is where photosynthesis takes place
• the cell wall contains cellulose structural support
• the vacuole contains a watery sugar solution. it makes the cell firm when it pushes the cells content against the cell wall