Structure of Unspecialised Plant and Animal Cells

Differentiation between plant and animal cells, prokaryotic vs eukaryotic

What is a cell?

• basic unit of life

• building blocks of living things

• all organisms are composed of one or more cells

• microscopic

Plant cell: type of cell, structure

• eukaryotic (organisms whose cells contain a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles)

• rectangular shape & larger than animal cell

Animal Cell: type, structure, shape, examples

• eukaryotic cell

• no cell wall

• has a true, membrane bound nucleus along with other cellular organelles

• has DNA within the nucleus

• smaller than plant cells

• has an irregular shape

• skin cells, blood, nerve cells

Define/Differentiate between Prokaryotic & Eukaryotic

• prokaryotic: no nucleus

• eukaryotic: true nucleus