Cells

- basic unit of structure of living things - unit of function - generally microscopic - all actions we do are combined responses of millions of cells 2 Kinds of Cells: 1 Animal Cell and 2 Plant Cell 3 main parts of the cell: Cell Membrane - controls what goes in and out of the cell - like the shell of an egg Cytoplasm - gel-like materials where all organelles are suspended in - like the egg whites Nucleus - controls all the activities of the cell - like the egg yolk Other Organelles: - Mitochondrion (produces energy) - Ribosomes (produces proteins) - Endoplasmic Reticulum (enables movement from one part of the cell to another) * Rough ER contains Ribosomes - Golgi Bodies (stores and packages chemicals) - Lysosomes (breaks down worn out cell parts; removes wastes) - Vacuoles (stores food, water, and other materials) Organelles in Animal Cells that aren't found in Plant Cells 1 Lysosomes (breaks down worn out cell parts; removes wastes)

Organelles in Plant Cells that aren't found in Animal Cells 1 Cell Wall (for support and protection) 2 Chloroplasts (stores sun light for photosynthesis) 3 Vacuole (stores the food, water, and etc.)