Difference between plant and animal tissue

" " All living things, plant and animal, are made up of strikingly similar microscopic building blocks called cells, the basic structural and functional units of life. jack0m/Getty images/HowStuffWorks From the outside, plants seem pretty different from animals. For instance, plants can't walk around and catch food like we do, they give off This is because plants and animals both belong to the domain Even though a blueberry bush and a If plants and animals are so similar on a cellular level, why do they seem so different when you take a couple steps back? Well, it's because plants and animals have different goals — each of their eukaryotic cells is customized to make them great at being the thing they are. For instance, it's a plant's job to take carbon dioxide out of the air — which we animals just leave lying around every time we exhale or get in our car — and add a little sunlight and water in order to make literally everything they need to survive. Animals, on the other hand, require oxygen (made by plants) to breathe, but we can't make our own food like plants do, so we've got to go rustle up our own grub. This requires movement, which made it necessary for animals to evolve all kinds of crazy specialized cell types, tissues and organs that a plant can't make because they simply don't need them. Survival is based on getting basic needs met, and the outsourced requirements of an animal far surpass those of plants. Here is a diagram of a typical animal cell: Even though...

• Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. • Each component of a cell has its own function. • Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. • Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found in both animal and plant cells. All life on Earth is made from cells. Without cells, there can be no life. Almost all cells are so small that you need a microscope to see them. Some organisms, like bacteria are made of only one cell. These are unicellular organisms . Others, like trees and blue whales, are made from millions or even billions of cells. These are multicellular organisms. These often have different types of cells, each with a different function. These are specialised cells . The four key components of most animal cells are: • Nucleus - this contains the genetic material (DNA) of the organism and controls the cell’s activities. • Cytoplasm - the liquid that makes up most of the cell in which chemical reactions happen. This is mainly water. • Cell membrane - a flexible outer layer that surrounds the cell and controls which substances can pass into and out from it. • Mitochondria - tiny parts of cells floating in the cytoplasm where energy is released from glucose from food. The mitochondria, found in the cell cytoplasm, are where most respiration happens. Plant cells often have a regular shape. They have the same cell components as animal cells: a nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm an...

• Biology • Cells • Animal and Plant Cells Animal and Plant Cells Did you know that every living organism, big or small, is made up of tiny building blocks called cells? Whether it's a gigantic elephant or a tiny ant, cells are the backbone of life. You might know that prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are significantly different, but have you ever wondered what sets plant and animal cells apart? From chloroplasts to… Animal and Plant Cells • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Did you know that every living organism, big or small, is made up of tiny building ...

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• Biology • Cells • Animal and Plant Cells Animal and Plant Cells Did you know that every living organism, big or small, is made up of tiny building blocks called cells? Whether it's a gigantic elephant or a tiny ant, cells are the backbone of life. You might know that prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells are significantly different, but have you ever wondered what sets plant and animal cells apart? From chloroplasts to… Animal and Plant Cells • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Did you know that every living organism, big or small, is made up of tiny building ...

" " All living things, plant and animal, are made up of strikingly similar microscopic building blocks called cells, the basic structural and functional units of life. jack0m/Getty images/HowStuffWorks From the outside, plants seem pretty different from animals. For instance, plants can't walk around and catch food like we do, they give off This is because plants and animals both belong to the domain Even though a blueberry bush and a If plants and animals are so similar on a cellular level, why do they seem so different when you take a couple steps back? Well, it's because plants and animals have different goals — each of their eukaryotic cells is customized to make them great at being the thing they are. For instance, it's a plant's job to take carbon dioxide out of the air — which we animals just leave lying around every time we exhale or get in our car — and add a little sunlight and water in order to make literally everything they need to survive. Animals, on the other hand, require oxygen (made by plants) to breathe, but we can't make our own food like plants do, so we've got to go rustle up our own grub. This requires movement, which made it necessary for animals to evolve all kinds of crazy specialized cell types, tissues and organs that a plant can't make because they simply don't need them. Survival is based on getting basic needs met, and the outsourced requirements of an animal far surpass those of plants. Here is a diagram of a typical animal cell: Even though...

• Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. • Each component of a cell has its own function. • Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. • Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found in both animal and plant cells. All life on Earth is made from cells. Without cells, there can be no life. Almost all cells are so small that you need a microscope to see them. Some organisms, like bacteria are made of only one cell. These are unicellular organisms . Others, like trees and blue whales, are made from millions or even billions of cells. These are multicellular organisms. These often have different types of cells, each with a different function. These are specialised cells . The four key components of most animal cells are: • Nucleus - this contains the genetic material (DNA) of the organism and controls the cell’s activities. • Cytoplasm - the liquid that makes up most of the cell in which chemical reactions happen. This is mainly water. • Cell membrane - a flexible outer layer that surrounds the cell and controls which substances can pass into and out from it. • Mitochondria - tiny parts of cells floating in the cytoplasm where energy is released from glucose from food. The mitochondria, found in the cell cytoplasm, are where most respiration happens. Plant cells often have a regular shape. They have the same cell components as animal cells: a nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm an...

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• Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. • Each component of a cell has its own function. • Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. • Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found in both animal and plant cells. All life on Earth is made from cells. Without cells, there can be no life. Almost all cells are so small that you need a microscope to see them. Some organisms, like bacteria are made of only one cell. These are unicellular organisms . Others, like trees and blue whales, are made from millions or even billions of cells. These are multicellular organisms. These often have different types of cells, each with a different function. These are specialised cells . The four key components of most animal cells are: • Nucleus - this contains the genetic material (DNA) of the organism and controls the cell’s activities. • Cytoplasm - the liquid that makes up most of the cell in which chemical reactions happen. This is mainly water. • Cell membrane - a flexible outer layer that surrounds the cell and controls which substances can pass into and out from it. • Mitochondria - tiny parts of cells floating in the cytoplasm where energy is released from glucose from food. The mitochondria, found in the cell cytoplasm, are where most respiration happens. Plant cells often have a regular shape. They have the same cell components as animal cells: a nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm an...