Compare and Contrast Plant and Animal Cells

Using a Modified Venn Diagram as a tool

Plant Cell Organelles	Found in Both	Animal Cell Organelles
	Nucleus
	Cell membrane
	Mitochondria
	Cytoplasm
	Ribosomes
	Endoplasmic Recticulum
Large and single	Vacuole	Small and multiple
Cell wall
Chloroplast
		Centrioles
		Lysosomes

Cell Structure and Function

Structure – a piece of the whole or an identifiable part

Structure – in a cell structure are known as organelles

Function – a job that a piece or unit does

Structure	Function
nucleus	The boss, directs the cells activities
Cell membrane	Gate keeper, allows selective materials to enter or leave Separates cell from environment, protects against invasion
Mitochondria	Releases energy for use of the organism
Cytoplasm	The jell that contains all the organelles, material in which chemical reactions take place
Ribosomes	Part of endoplasmic recticulum – place of protein synthesis
Endoplasmic Recticulum	The factory and construction pathway
Vacuole	A storage area
Cell wall	Made of cellulose, provides rigidity to plant cell, support and shape
chloroplast	Converts sunlight into sugar for later energy needs Made green by the chemical chlorophil
lysosome	Contain materials to break down and get rid of wastes
centrioles	Nucleus of animal cells help in mitosis