Exploring Cell Anatomy: The Basic Building Blocks of Life

2. cell wall a cell’s control center a jelly-like substance that fills a cell cell membrane a thick stiff structure that protects & supports a plant cell nucleus holds food, water, & waste cytoplasm a plant cell’s food factory chloroplast an animal cell’s thin outer covering vacuole

3. cell wall cell membrane vacuole nucleus chloroplast cytoplasm

4. cell membrane vacuole nucleus cytoplasm

5. True or False? A cell is the smallest unit of living matter. Cells are the building blocks of living things. An animal cell has more parts than a plant cell. Plant cells are sometimes green in color. Plant cells are often shaped like an oval. An animal cell has a thin outer covering, a plant cell has a thick outer covering. Groups of cells that work together to carry out a job are called tissues. Groups of tissues form a box. Groups of organs form an organ system. A PLANT CELL has more parts than an animal cell. Plant cells are often shaped like a BOX. Groups of tissues form an ORGAN.