Internet Activity

Plant and Animal Cells

Cell Structure

The illustrations below show generalized structures found in plant and animal cells. Identify each part by selecting the correct name from the pull-down menus.

Animal cell

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Plant cell

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Cell Function

Now that you have identified the cell structures you can research the function of each structure. Print the Cell Function Table.

To complete the chart, visit the following sites to learn about cell organelles.

Structure and function of organelles
Cell organelle micrographs

When you're done, check your Cell Function Table answers.


Further Exploration

Visit the Virtual Cell to explore the inside of a plant cell, viewing micrographs of organelles along the way. It may be the closest you'll ever get to experiencing the life of a plant cell!

Select Zoom from the buttons on the right and then click on the image of the cell to zoom to the plant cell wall. To explore other cell structures, select a structure from the pull-down menu under Search and click on the cell image. To find out about using the other buttons, click About Virtual Cell just below the image.