Three Main Parts

Cell
membrane
• Cell membrane
Nucleus
• The cytoplasm
• The nucleus. Cytoplasm

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Cell Membrane
• A thin structure that surrounds a cell.
• Three important jobs.
• It protects the inside of a cell
• Gives a cell its shape
• Controls materials into and out of a cell.

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A cell membrane surrounds each of
these cells.

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Cytoplasm
• Most cell parts are located in the cytoplasm.
• A gel-like substance that is constantly
moving.

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The cytoplasm is colored yellow in
this photo.

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Nucleus
• Control center of a cell.
• The nucleus contains DNA.

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The nucleus of a cell can be seen by
using a microscope.

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Organelles
• Small structures that are suspended in the
cytoplasm.
• They work to produce energy, transport materials,
and get rid of waste.

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Mitochondria
• “Powerhouses" of the cell.
• They release energy that the cell can use.

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Endoplasmic Reticulum (ER)
• “The highway system of the cell
• A very small network of tubes inside the
cell.

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Ribosome's
• Small, rounded structures located within the cell.
• Make proteins.

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Golgi Bodies
• Post office for the cell.
• Package and distribute protein materials to other
parts of the cell.

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Lysosomes
• Cleanup crew of the cell.
• Contain powerful chemicals that digest nutrient
molecules in the cell.

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 Ribosome

Cytoplasm Endoplasmic
reticulum
Lysosome
Nucleus
Golgi body
Nuclear
membrane

Cell
Mitochondrion
membrane

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Plants
Cell Wall • All plant cells have a
cell wall
• Animal cells do not
have a cell wall
• Surrounds the cell
membrane of a plant
cell
• Made of a hard
material called
cellulose

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The cell wall has three jobs
• Protect the plant cell
• Gives the cell its shape
• Gives the plant cell support

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Vacuoles
• Small storage spaces in the cytoplasm for food
and waste.
• Plant cells usually have one large vacuole.
• Animal cells may have many small vacuoles.

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Chloroplasts
• Roundish organelles
• They contain a material
called chlorophyll
• Chlorophyll gives a plant
its green color
• Plants use chlorophyll to
make food

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Nucleus

Golgi body Vacuole

Cell membrane

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Checking Concepts
1. All the life processes of a cell are controlled
by the
2. The three main parts of the cell are the
nucleus, the cell membrane, and the
3. Most cell parts are located in the

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What’s the Difference?
• So what are two things that Plant cells have
that animal cells don’t?

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Chloroplasts &
Cell Walls
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What would happen if animals had
Chloroplasts?

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 Now, let’s review…
• Cell Membrane Cell Wall Chloroplasts
• Chromosomes Nucleus Nuclear Membrane
• Mitochondria Cytoplasm Vacuoles
• Plant/Animal

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Congratulations
• You now know all the vocabulary for cells
The End