A Typical Plant Cell…

April 21, 2011 by SFScience 8 Comments

The moss cell is a typical green plant cell

Moss cells viewed through a microscope

cell membrane

cytoplasm

  • contains all the chemicals needed for life

nucleus

  • the control centre of the cell

cell wall

  • an outer layer made from cellulose (the most abundant organic chemical on the planet)
  • cellulose makes up fibre in your diet and gives the cell its shape and strength

vacuole

  • a large space filled with a watery fluid containing dissolved sugar and salt

chloroplast

  • contains a green chemical called chlorophyll which enables photosynthesis – the process by which plants make their food
  • carbon dioxide + water → glucose + oxygen
Biology, Revision

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8 Responses to “A Typical Plant Cell…”

  1. chlo Reply October 12, 2012 at 10:01

    lol xx

  2. laxmikant Reply November 19, 2012 at 17:17

    some information about typical plant and animal cell

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