Cells are the tiny building blocks that make up all living things. CELLS: What are they? AKS: 13 identify the cell as the building block of living organism 13b compare and contrast animal and plant cells Cells are the tiny building blocks that make up all living things.

What is the difference between an animal cell and a plant cell? Both animal and plant cells have tiny organelles or parts inside them. Here are the parts you need to know: cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, nucleus, and chloroplasts. The cell membrane protects the cell and controls what substances enter and leave it. The nucleus is the cell’s control center. Genetic information is stored in the nucleus. The cell wall gives the plant cell a stiff, rigid box-like shape. Cytoplasm is the area between the cell membrane and the nucleus; it contains a gel-like fluid where the other organelles move around in. Chloroplasts capture energy from the sun and use it to manufacture its food, glucose.

Model of an animal cell

Model of a plant cell

What are the two different shapes that you see in the plant and animal cell models? PLANT CELLS are shaped like boxes or SQUARES. ANIMAL CELLS are circular or round. What TWO organelles do plant cells have, but animal cells DO NOT? WHY? CHLOROPLASTS AND A CELL WALL Plants make their own food inside the chloroplasts. The cell wall helps create and maintain structure for the plant’s stem or trunk.