Cell Structure and Function
3 Things Plant Cells Have And Animal
Cells Don’t!
1. Cell Wall
Cell Wall
-ALL Cells have a Cell membrane, but
plant cells ALSO have a Cell Wall
-It is made of cellulose
-It gives shape, support, and structure
to the plant cell
2. Large Vacuole
Large Vacuole
-the large vacuole is very similar to a
lysosome in an animal cell
-it contains enzymes and stores water
and sometimes even poisons
-it is the largest plant cell structure
3. Plastids
Plastids
-plastids are specialized structures that
can help make food or store important
pigments or other substances
-three types of plastids are:
chloroplasts – contain
cholorphyll and help with
photosynthesis (green)
chromoplasts – contain
pigments such as oraange (carotene),
yellow (xanthophyll), and various reds
leukoplasts – help plants store
starch (white)