Plant Cells vs. Animal Cells

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Plant Cells vs. Animal Cells
Major Similarities and Differences!!
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Question of the Day?

• Why would plant and animal cells have some
  similarities and some differences??
• Hmmm Think about the differences in each
  organisms way of life.

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Here are some similarities. now what are the
differences??
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THE PLANT CELL
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Only Plants have a Large Central Vacuole

• Storage tank for cell food (proteins,
  carbohydrates, salt, water) or waste products
• filled with liquid
• FUNCTION These plant-cell vacuoles provide
  plants with structural support during rapid
  growth.
• NOTE Because animals need to move around and
  often have skeletal systems they would not
  benefit by having the type of liquid vacuole
  found in plant cells. ? this would make cells
  quite rigid and less flexible.

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2) Plant cells have a Cell Wall.

• For example, plants have rigid cell body walls,
  and animals do not.
• Why?? Because animals are mobile creatures, these
  rigid walls would most likely be maladaptive.

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3)The Chloroplast

• are specialized to capture light energy for
  conversion into energy-storing compounds.
• Contain green chlorophyll
• Animals don't use light energy to synthesize
  sugars, obtaining them instead from the other
  organisms they eat.

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THE ANIMAL CELL
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4) Only animal cells have centrioles!

• Animal cells have centrioles to help with cell
  division. Plant cells do not have them
• To look at division in plants and animal
  cellshttp//www.iknow.net/CDROMs/cell_cdrom/cellm
  ovies.shtml

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In 3D
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5 6) Flagella and Lysosomes are not usually
found in plant cells

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Summary of Differences Plants vs. Animal Cells
Organelle Plants Animals
Chloroplast
Cell Wall
Large Central Vacuole
Lysosomes
Flagella and cilia
Centriole
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Summary of Differences Plants vs. Animal Cells
Organelle Plants Animals
Chloroplast YES Nope
Cell Wall YES Nope
Large Central Vacuole YES YES but smaller
Lysosomes Not usually present YES
Flagella and cilia Not usually present YES
Centriole Nope YES
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There are more similarities than differences
between plants and animal cells..

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Trachea Cell
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Good Review Page

• http//www.sirinet.net/jgjohnso/cell.html