PLANT AND ANIMAL CELLS

AND ORGANELLES

Life Science

Organelles

Organelles = little organs that perform

specific jobs in the cell

Organelles are found in eukaryotic cells but

not prokaryotic cells

Plant and Animal cells are both examples of

eukaryotic cells with organelles

Plant and Animal cells contain many of the

same organelles, but there are several

differences

Plant vs. Animal Cells

There are three main differences between plant and

animal cells:

1. Plant cells have a cell

wall, Animal Cells do

not

Plant vs. Animal Cells

2. Plant cells have

chloroplasts and

Animal Cells do not

Plant vs. Animal Cells

3. Plant cells have larger

vacuoles (storage

spaces)

Plant vs. Animal Cells

Plant Cells

1.Chloroplasts

2.Cell wall

3.Large vacuole

Animal Cells

1.No Chloroplasts

2.No Cell wall

3.Small Vacuole

Plant vs. Animal

Cells

Organelles

1. Nucleus

2. Ribosomes

3. Mitochondria

4. Chloroplast

5. Vacuole

6. Endoplasmic reticulum

7. Golgi Apparatus

8. Plasma Membrane

9. Cell Wall

Nucleus

Looks like: Central

area where DNA is

found

Job: controls the cell

In a factory: Boss

Ribosomes

Looks like: Small particles of RNA in the

cytoplasm and on the ER

Job: make proteins (protein synthesis)

In a factory: workers

Mitochondria

Looks like: a bean

Job: powerhouse of

the cell-it produces

the energy in the

form of ATP

In a factory:

generator (energy

source)

Mitochondria

Chloroplast

Looks like: green

stacks of membranes

the contain chlorophyll

Job: perform

photosynthesis

(convert sunlight into

energy)

In the factory:

greenhouse

Vacuole

Looks like: sac-like

organ. HUGE in

plant cells

Job: stores water,

food, and waste

In a factory: storage

room

Endoplasmic Reticulum

Looks like: internal

membrane system next

to the nucleus (rough

ER has ribosomes,

smooth ER does not)

Job: transports

materials

In a factory: conveyor

belt

Golgi Complex (Apparatus)

Looks like: stack of

membranes

Job: Packs, sorts, and

ships

In a factory: packaging

center

Golgi Complex (Apparatus)

Cell (Plasma) Membrane

Looks like: layered

membrane (called a lipid

bilayer) surrounding the

cell but inside of the cell wall

Job: “the regulator”-

controls what comes in

and out of the cell,

protects, and supports the

cell

In a factory: security

guards

Cell Wall

Looks like: thick layer

outside the plasma

membrane

Job: structure and

support

In a factory: Cement

wall

Lysosome

Looks like: small, sac-like

organ

Job: breaks down wastes

In a factory: recycling center

Location: animal

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