Plant Versus Animal Cells!

1. Plant Versus Animal Cells!

2. Like a needle in a haystack!Like a Pirate at Palatine! • It is easy to see that people don’t look like flowers and animals don’t look like leaves! • But at the microscopic level, it is hard to see the difference! • All cells share many characteristics and organelles so they look very similar! • So how are animal and plant cells different?

3. What is unique about Animal Cells? • Animal cells have centrioles which help in cell reproduction and division. • Animal cells typically have smaller vacuoles! • Animal cells have cilia and flagella! • Cilia and flagella aid in movement and feeding • Cilia are short, numerous, hairlike projections that move in a wavelike motion • Flagella are longer projections that move in a whiplike motion

4. ANIMAL CELLUNIQUE PARTS! CENTRIOLES SMALL VACUOLE

5. ANIMAL CELLUNIQUE PARTS CILIA FLAGELLA

6. What is unique about Plant Cells? • Plant cells are generally larger than animal cells. • Plant cells have cell walls that help to support the cells. • Plant cells have chloroplasts that make the cell’s food. • Plant cells have one large vacuole.

7. PLANT CELLSUNIQUE PARTS LARGER CELL SIZE CELL WALL

8. PLANT CELLSUNIQUE PARTS CHLOROPLASTS ONE LARGE VACUOLE

9. Plants Versus Animals • Plants and animals share many of the same characteristics, but why do they have some different parts? • Remember how each cell organelle serves an individual function within the cell? • Animal cell needs are different from plant cell needs based on their functions on earth. • EX: Plants can make their own food, while animal cells need to capture their food and therefore need cilia/flagella.