Cell = building unit of a living organism, like a brick in a wall
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📌 A plant cell has the same main components as an animal cell but additionally possesses a cellulose wall and chloroplasts.
An animal cell contains:
Mitochondria participate in ATP production, while ribosomes, the endoplasmic reticulum, and the Golgi apparatus participate in protein synthesis.
Further detail
1. What does it mean to describe the cell as the basic structural unit of a living organism?
2. Why are both animal cells and plant cells classified as eukaryotic?
3. Which structure in an animal cell contains the genetic information?
What is the basic structural unit of a living organism?
The cell.
Which organisms are composed of cells?
Humans, animals, and plants.
What two types of cells does the course distinguish?
Animal cells and plant cells.
Why are animal and plant cells classified as eukaryotic?
Because they possess a nucleus.
Which organelle in animal cells contains genetic information?
The nucleus contains genetic information.
Which organelles participate in protein synthesis?
Ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, and Golgi apparatus participate in protein synthesis.
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