GCSE Biology - Cell Types and Cell Structure #2
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Cells are the basic unit of life, with animals, plants, and bacteria containing different types of cells, either multicellular or unicellular. Animal and plant cells have common subcellular structures like cell membranes, nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, and ribosomes, while plant cells have additional features like a cell wall, vacuole, and chloroplasts, and bacterial cells consist of a single cell with specific components such as a nucleoid, plasmids, and flagella.
Insights
- Animal and plant cells share common subcellular structures like cell membranes, nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, and ribosomes for essential functions.
- Bacterial cells, as prokaryotes, have distinct features including a single cell with a cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and a nucleoid containing DNA, with additional elements like plasmids and flagella for specific functions.
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Recent questions
What are the basic building blocks of life?
Cells
What are the common subcellular structures in animal and plant cells?
Cell membranes, nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria, ribosomes
What additional structures do plant cells have compared to animal cells?
Cell wall, vacuole, chloroplasts
What are the key components of bacterial cells?
Cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes, cytoplasm, nucleoid
What distinguishes bacterial cells from animal and plant cells?
Unicellular, prokaryotic, lack membrane-bound organelles
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Summary
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Cell Structures in Living Organisms
- Cells are the basic building blocks of life, capable of independent replication, with animals and plants being multicellular organisms containing various types of cells, while bacteria are unicellular organisms.
- Both animal and plant cells share common subcellular structures such as cell membranes, nuclei, cytoplasm, mitochondria for energy production, and ribosomes for protein synthesis.
- Plant cells have additional structures like a rigid cell wall made of cellulose for support, a large permanent vacuole for storage, and chloroplasts for photosynthesis, containing chlorophyll to absorb sunlight.
- Bacterial cells, as prokaryotes, consist of a single cell with a cell membrane, cell wall, ribosomes, cytoplasm, and a circular strand of DNA called a nucleoid, with some bacteria also possessing plasmids for extra genes and flagella for movement.
