Cells as Building Blocks – Basic Principles
How it works
All living things consist of cells. Cells are the smallest living units and can differ, for example as plant, animal, fungal, or bacterial cells. All cells have a cell membrane and cytoplasm; many plant, animal, and fungal cells also have a cell nucleus, but bacterial cells do not. Typical plant cells additionally have a cell wall and often chloroplasts. Cells can divide, and in multicellular organisms they can specialize. The cell theory states that all living things consist of cells and that new cells arise only from existing cells.
Cells are the basic building blocks of all living things and have typical structures that determine their functions.
An example
Which structure is found in plant cells, but not in animal cells?
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