🌿 Life science
Plant and animal cell
Explore and compare cell organelles.
Plant and animal cell
💬 Questions and answers
1What am I looking at?
Answer: A 3D animal cell and plant cell that you can switch between.
2What are its parts? (click a part to identify it)
Answer: Cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum; plant cells also have a cell wall, chloroplasts and a large vacuole.
3How does it work?
Answer: The nucleus controls the cell, mitochondria release energy, the membrane controls what enters and leaves, and in plants chloroplasts make food by photosynthesis.
4Why is it important?
Answer: The cell is the basic unit of life; every topic in biology builds on it.
5What happens if I change something? (use the sliders)
Answer: Switch between animal and plant cell to spot the three extra parts in plants.
6What should I remember for the exam?
Answer: Only plant cells have a cell wall (cellulose) and chloroplasts. Mitochondria are the "powerhouse of the cell".