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Cell Structure

Cell Types
& Function

http://koning.ecsu.ctstateu.edu/cell/cell.html
Definition of Cell

A cell is the smallest unit that is


capable of performing life
functions.
Examples of Cells
Amoeba Proteus

Plant Stem

Bacteria

Red Blood Cell

Nerve Cell
Two Types of Cells

•Prokaryotic
•Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic
• Do not have
structures
surrounded by
membranes
• Few internal
structures
• One-celled
organisms,
Bacteria

http://library.thinkquest.org/C004535/prokaryotic_cells.html
Eukaryotic
• Contain organelles surrounded by membranes
• Most living organisms
Plant Animal
Animal Cell
Smooth
Endoplasmic Reticulum
(ER)
Nucleus
Rough
Endoplasmic Reticulum Cell
(ER)
Membrane
Ribosome

Cytoskeleton

Centrioles

Mitochondrion

Lysosome

Cytoplasm
Golgi
Apparatus
Plant Cell
Smooth
Endoplasmic Reticulum
(SR) Cell wall
Rough
Endoplasmic Reticulum Cell
(ER)
membra
Vacuole ne

Nucleus

Chloropl
Ribosome ast
Mitochondr
ion
Golgi Cytoplasm
Apparatus
Organelle- specialized structure that
performs important cellular function within a
eukaryotic cell “little organs”

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