{"id":53,"date":"2015-04-02T04:57:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T04:57:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.candelalearning.com\/biology2xmaster\/?post_type=chapter&p=53"},"modified":"2015-07-06T20:31:58","modified_gmt":"2015-07-06T20:31:58","slug":"plant-cells","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-biology2xmaster\/chapter\/plant-cells\/","title":{"raw":"Plant Cells","rendered":"Plant Cells"},"content":{"raw":"Why do plant cells look like little rectangles? Look at Figure 1 and notice how all the cells seem to stack on each other, with no spaces in between. Might this allow the cells to form structures that can grow upright?\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_741\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"800\"]\"Figure<\/a> Figure 1. A section of a pine embryo.\u00a0[\/caption]\r\n

Organs in Plants?<\/h2>\r\n

Your body includes organ systems, such as the digestive system, made of individual organs, such as the stomach, liver, and pancreas, which work together to carry out a certain function (in this case, breaking down and absorbing food). These organs, in turn, are made of different kinds of tissues, which are groups of cells which work together to perform a specific job. For example, your stomach is made of muscle tissue to facilitate movement and glandular tissue to secrete\u00a0enzymes for chemical breakdown of food molecules. These tissues, in turn, are made of cells specialized in shape, size, and component organelles, such as mitochondria for energy and microtubules for movement.<\/p>\r\n

Plants, too, are made of organs, which in turn are made of tissues. Plant tissues, like ours, are constructed of specialized cells, which in turn contain specific organelles. It is these cells, tissues, and organs that carry out the dramatic lives of plants.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Plant Cells<\/h2>\r\n

Plant cells resemble other eukaryotic cells in many ways. For example, they are enclosed by aplasma membrane and have a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. A typical plant cell is represented by the diagram in Figure 2.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"592\"]\"Parts Figure 2. Plant cells have all the same structures as animal cells, plus some additional structures. Can you identify the unique plant structures in the diagram?[\/caption]\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

Plant Cell Structures<\/h2>\r\n

Structures found in plant cells but not animal cells include a large central vacuole<\/span>, cell wall<\/span>, and plastids such as chloroplasts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n