PLANT CELL

ARYA S. RAJ
 INTRODUCTION

Cells are the basic unit of structure and

function in all organisms
The Plant Cell consists of a more or less rigid
cell wall and the protoplast - the contents of
the cell
STRUCTURE
 COMPONENTS

CELL WALL
• Found in plants, fungi, & many protists
• Surrounds plasma membrane
PLASMA MEMBRANE
It mediates the transport of substances into and
out of the protoplasm
NUCLEUS
The nucleus is usually the most prominent
structure in the protoplast of eukaryote cells
 COMPONENTS

PLASTIDS
• Plastids are a characteristic component of plant
cells
• Plastids are classified and named based on the
kinds of pigments they contain.
• They are chloroplast, chromoplast and
leucoplast.
 COMPONENTS

MITOCHONDRIA

• Mitochondria are the sites of cellular

respiration - converting organic molecules to
ATP the main immediate energy source for
living eukaryote cells – so it is called as the
power house of the cell
VACUOLES
• Vacuoles are membrane bound organelles filled
with cell sap
• Different kinds of vacuoles may have different
functions within the same cell
ENTOPLASMIC RETICULUM
• The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is a system of
membranous channels and saccules and it was
studded with ribosomes and is the site of
protein synthesis and processing.
GOLGI APPARATUS
• The Golgi apparatus receives protein and also
lipid-filled vesicles from the ER, packages,
processes, and distributes them within the cell.
• This organelle may also be involved in secretion.
RIBOSOMES
• Protein synthesis occurs at tiny organelles called
ribosomes.
• Ribosomes can be found alone in the cytoplasm
and attached to the endoplasmic reticulum.
 CONCLUSION

Plant cells are eukaryotic cells or cells with

membrane bound nucleus. Generally, plant cells
are larger than animal cells and are mostly
similar in size and are rectangular or cube
shaped.  Plant cells are similar to animal cells in
being eukaryotic and they have similar cell
organelles.