Cells!

Prokaryote vs. Eukaryote?

Prokaryote cell vs. Eukaryote Cell!

Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cell Diagram

Animal vs. Plant?

Plant cells and animal cells – Differences and similarities

Animal and plant cell diagram

Functions of the different organelles in a cell:

Functions of the cell organelles

Q1) Are cells the same shape? Give some examples of cell shapes and what they are.

No, cells are not of the same shape. Animal cells are different from plant cells; and within animal and plant cells are  cells that posses even more variety of shapes!

Some examples of cells with different shapes:

The red blood cell is shaped like a bean.

The nerve cell is a blob, elliptical in shape, and joined to others by thin, wiry strands.

The plant cell has a rectangular block shape.

The skin cell looks like wrinkled, flattened grapes – a spherical shape with many ridges.

The bacterial (bacilli) has a rod-shaped cell, and also (cocci) has a spherical-shaped cell.

Q2) Can you name the following organelles on a diagram and briefly describe its function?:

1. nucleus
2. cytoplasm
3. cell membrane
4. mitochondria
5. ribosome

Table: Cell Organelles and Their Purposes! 🙂

I find cells quite interesting to me, and I would love to find out more about them. I’m fascinated by how so many activities can be supported by just one microscopic substance! Before this, I didn’t think there were so many varieties of cells, not to mention the organelles within those cells, and I was also clueless about what prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells were. Now, I understand briefly what these are, and also the functions of different organelles. 😀