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: '''Cells''' cannot be seen with the naked eye. You need a [[microscope]] to see them.
 
: '''Cells''' cannot be seen with the naked eye. You need a [[microscope]] to see them.
 
: Every living thing is made of '''cells''' but not all '''cells''' are the same.
 
: Every living thing is made of '''cells''' but not all '''cells''' are the same.
: '''Cells''' are made of smaller parts:
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'''Cells''' are made of smaller parts:
 
*[[Cell Membrane]] - Controls what goes in and out of a cell.
 
*[[Cell Membrane]] - Controls what goes in and out of a cell.
 
*[[Cell Wall]] - Protects cell and keeps their shape.
 
*[[Cell Wall]] - Protects cell and keeps their shape.

Revision as of 09:03, 5 September 2018

Key Stage 3

Meaning

A picture of a single animal cell at x1000 magnification.

A cell is the smallest living part of all living things.

About Cells

Cells cannot be seen with the naked eye. You need a microscope to see them.
Every living thing is made of cells but not all cells are the same.

Cells are made of smaller parts:

Plant Cells and Animal Cells made of some different parts.
All cells have cytoplasm and a cell membrane
Both Animal Cells and Plant Cells have a nucleus and mitochondria.
Only Plant Cells have chloroplasts, a cell wall and a permanent vacuole
AnimalCellvsPlantCell.png

Examples

OnionCells.png
MuscleCells.png
Euglena.png
The cells in an onion stained blue. Muscle cells stained pink. A single celled organism called a Euglena that is green because of the chlorophyll inside.
Lymphocytes.png
LeafCrossSection.png
SpermCells.png
4 White blood cells stained purple surrounded by several red blood cells. Several different types of plant cell found in a leaf. Sperm cells stained purple and shown under a microscope.