Plant Cells

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Characteristics
 Plant Cell

Physical Appearance Growth

• Rectangular or cubic shape. • Growing by becoming larger in
• 10-100μm in length size.
• Rigid cell wall and plasma • Absorbing water into the central
membrane. vacuole to grow.
Organelles
 Plant Cell

Chloroplasts
Cell Wall
• Synthesizing the food by
• Protects, supports, and gives
trapping sunlight.
structure to the cell.
• Only present in plant cell.
• Only present in plant cell.
 Plant Cell

Vacuole Lysosomes
Have a single large vacuole for Rarely have lysosomes that are meant
maintaining the shape and storing for molecule degradation.
food and water.
 Plant Cell

Cilia
Rarely found in plant cells (i.e. sperm
Centrioles cells of all nonseed plants
Not present in plant cells. (bryophytes, lycophytes and
monilophytes)).
 Plant Cell

Nucleus Mitochondria
Lies on one side of the cell. Present in a small number.
 Plant Cell

Plasma Membrane Centrosomes

Both present in cell wall and cell Not present in plant cells.
membrane.
Function
 Plant Cell

Differentiation Energy Storage

Changes from one cell type to Stores energy in the form of starch.
another.
 Plant Cell

Proteins
Capable of synthesizing 20 amino
acids to produce proteins.
Plant Cell
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