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Explore the two main groups of eukaryotic cells - animal and plant cells. Learn about their structures, microscopic images, and the differences between them, such as cell walls and chloroplasts.
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All eukaryotic cells have a… cell membrane, cytoplasm, and DNA in a nucleus (and ribosomes too)
What are the 2 groups of eukaryotic cells? • Animal cells – flexible cells found in animals that have a nucleus and other parts (organelles)
What are the 2 groups of eukaryotic cells? • Plant cells – rigid cells found in plants that have a nucleus and other parts (organelles)
Plant & Animal Cells are Eukaryotic Cells • Therefore, they have structures in common with all eukaryotic cells. • Nucleus • Cell membrane • DNA (in the nucleus) • Cytoplasm • Ribosomes • They also have other organelles.
What is the difference between animal cells and plant cells?• Plant cells have 2 parts that are NEVER FOUND in animal cells: • cell wall – a rigid structure that surrounds the cell membrane of a plant cell and gives the cell shape, support, and protection • chloroplasts – plant cell parts that captures the sun’s energy to make food for the plant (photosynthesis)
Why don’t animal cells have cell walls or chloroplasts? • Animals move so they need flexible cells; cell walls make cells rigid • Animals get food by eating other living things so they don’t need chloroplasts to make food
Another way to look at it… • There are 2 main groups of eukaryotic cells, animal and plant
Another way to look at it… • Plant cells have a rigid cell wall and animal cells do not (they are flexible)
Another way to look at it… • Plant cells have chloroplasts for making food and animal cells do not