Cells The Building Blocks of Life Cells are

Cells: The Building Blocks of Life

Cells are the building blocks Which of these are of life. Everything living is made of cells? made of cells. CHAIR? FLOWER? FISH? ROCK?

Plant and Animal Cells: Plant and animal cells contain many of the same ORGANELLES (parts of the cell that do a specific job). They both contain NUCLEI, CELL MEMBRANES, CYTOPLASM, MITOCHONDRIA, and CHROMOSOMES. FISH?

Plant Cells: Plants cells differ from animal cells in several ways. Plant cells are generally rectangle in shape. They contain a cell wall and a large vacuole. Plant cells also have chloroplasts and chlorophyll which help them make their own food. FISH? Chlorophyll

Animal Cells: Animal cells, by contrast, are generally round in shape. They contain several vacuoles but NO cell walls or chloroplasts/chlorophyll. Animals do not make their own food. FISH?

Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote Some cells have a nucleus. Those cells are called EUKARYOTE. Trick. . . YOU have a nucleus in each of your cells. . . You are YOU-karyotic. PROKARYOTE cells do NOT have a nucleus. FISH?

Single-Celled vs. Multi-Celled Some organisms are single-celled. These cells tend to be so small they can only be seen with a microscope. Examples of FISH? single-celled organisms include: bacteria and amoeba. Some organisms are multi-celled. These organisms are more complex and include plants and animals.

Draw Diagrams Use the space provided in your notes to draw and label FISH? a diagram of a plant cell and an animal cell. Be sure to label the organelles.