Animal and Plant Cell Functions
3 Concepts of the Cell Theory
1. Every living thing is made of one or more cells 2. Cells carry out the function needed to support life 3. Cells come only from other living cells
Characteristics of Life
1. organization 2. the ability to develop and grow 3. the ability to respond to the environment 4. the ability to reproduce
Bacteria
Tiny, single- celled organisms
Cell Membrane
In both animal and plant cell. Controls what enters and leaves the cell.
Cytoplasm
In both animal and plant cells. Gelatin like material. Most work carried out here.
Golgi Apparatus
In both animal and plant cells. Stores, processes, and releases chemicals.
Mitochondria
In both plant and animal cells. "Powerhouse" of the cell. Breaks down sugar and releases energy (lightning).
Nucleus
In both plant and animal cells. Brain/ control center of the cell. All information is stored here.
Ribosomes
In both plant and animal cells. Makes proteins.
Nucleolus
In both plant and animal cells. Makes the ribosomes of a cell.
Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
In both plant and animal cells. There is both rough and smooth; rough contains ribosomes and smooth does not. Carry materials through the cell.
Cell Wall
In only a plant cell. Gives support/ protection and allows some things in and out of the cell.
Chloroplast
In only a plant cell. Organelles in which the energy from sunlight is used to make sugar in a plant.
Lysosome
In only an animal cell. Can break down and digest old cell parts.
Necessities Needed for Life
Organisms, energy, materials, living space
Vacuole
Stores water and nutrients.
Unicellular
made of only one cell
Multicellular
made up of many cells