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What is a cell?

Animal and plant cells come in different shapes and sizes, but they all have three basic features.

Plant cells also have some extra features that make them different to animal cells.

cell membrane

cytoplasm

nucleus

animal cell plant cell

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The parts of a typical animal cell

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The cell – a living factory!

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What does each part do?

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The parts of a typical plant cell

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Comparing animal and plant cells

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