Plant cells & Animal cells

By Greg Kozmon

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Introduction
 An introduction to plant and
animal cells
 The class will explore the
differences between the two types
of cells

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Overview
 In the same way there are different kinds
of cells inside you, different organisms
have different types of cells. Trees have
different cells than you and so do
monkeys. Each of those cells is different in
some way. 

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Vocabulary
 Cell Membrane:
Membrane The purpose of the cell membrane is to
hold the cell together. It keeps all of the pieces, like the
organelles and the CYTOPLASM, inside.

 Cell Wall:
Wall Cell walls help the plant maintain its shape.
Walls also help the plant keep its structure consistent

 Nucleus:
Nucleus The NUCLEUS is like the brain of the cell. If
you take the nucleus out of a cell it dies. It is the thing
that tells every part of the cell what to do. It even tells
the cell when to divide. 

 Endoplasmic Reticulum:
Reticulum The purpose of the
ER is to collect proteins and create something
called steroids and store ions
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Vocabulary
Ribosomes:
Ribosomes Ribosomes are the protein builders of 
the cell.  When they build proteins, scientists say that 
they SYNTHESIZE the proteins. Ribosomes are found 
either floating around in the CYTOPLASM or attached 
to the Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER). The floating 
ribosomes synthesize proteins that will be used inside 
the cell. The ribosomes attached to the ER make 
proteins that will be used inside the cell AND sent 
outside the cell. 

Vacuoles:
Vacuoles Vacuoles are bubbles that float in the cell. 
Those bubbles store the different molecules a cell 
needs to survive. Some contain food and others hold 
oil. There are even vacuoles that hold onto waste 
products.
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Vocabulary
Mitochondria:
Mitochondria The big thing you need to
remember about MITOCHONDRIA is that they are
the cell's little powerhouses. They are the thing that
lets cells survive. Their whole purpose is to break
down food molecules so that the cell has the energy
to live.

Chloroplasts: Chloroplasts are very much like

mitochondria. The big difference is that instead of
taking food and breaking it down into energy,
chloroplasts take energy from the sun and create
food.
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Vocabulary
 Lysosome:
Lysosome Lysosomes combine with the food
taken in by the cell. The enzymes in the
lysosome bond to the food and start to digest
it. 

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Plant cells
 Plant cells have different structures than animal cells

 . Plant cells have something called a CELL WALL while

animals do not.

 Plant cells have an organelle called a CHLOROPLAST

that takes energy from the sun and converts it into sugars. 

 Does your body make sugar from the sun or do you get it
from food?
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Animal Cells
 Animal cells organize the body. You have brain cells,
stomach cells, bone cells, and many other types of cells.
Each is different from the others. 

 Nerve cells conduct electrical impulses through the body.

There are cells in your intestine that absorb nutrients
from the food you eat. Stomach cells secrete an acid to
digest your food

 Do you think that your skin cells can absorb the nutrients
from your lunch? Why not?

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Summary
 During this presentation we learned about
some of the basic differences between
animal cells and plant cells.

 Cells have common pieces, but each cell has

different parts depending on what it does. 

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Where to Get More Information

 http://www.kapili.com/c/cell.html
 http://www.thinkquest.org/library/lib/site_
sum_outside.html?tname=C004535&url=
C004535/
 http://mindquest.net/biology/cell-
biology/cell-biology.html

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