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Plant Cell Organelles and Their Functions, the Differences Between the Plant and Animal Cell
MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE UMUDIKE (MOUAU)
COLLEGE OF CROP AND SOIL SCIENCE (CCSS)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY

A TERM PAPER WRITTEN IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE COURSE CGB 514 (CYTOGENETICS)
TOPIC: PLANT CELL ORGANELLES AND THEIR FUNCTIONS, THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PLANT AND ANIMAL CELL
BY
ONUMAEGBU BRIGHT C
MOUAU/08/11351

LECTURE: DR J N EKA February 2013
Dedication
I dedicate this work and the articles therein to almighty God whose guidance and protection saw me through the processes undergone in the working of this article.

Acknowledgement
I acknowledge most importantly my brother Stanley Onumaegbu for his help, morally and also my dear parents and aunt for their financial help while doing this work.

CHAPTER 1

Introduction
All living things are made up of units called cells. A cell, the basic unit of life, is a microscopic structure that forms the basic structural as well as functional unit of living organisms. Cells can be divided into two categories called prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Prokaryotic cells are simple cells that lack nucleus and membrane-bound organelles whereas, eukaryotic cells are more complex cells comprising nuclear and cytoplasmic material sheathed by a cell membrane. Plant cells are the cells found in plants comprising sub cellular organelles. Both plants and animals come under eukaryotic cells. Eukaryotic cells have a standard set of features, however, plant and animal cells do have their differences.
A plant cell is actually a large microscopic 'fully functioning ' city, literally and figuratively, housing miniature structures known as organelles. It is fun to teach about a plant cell diagram



References: Kanika Khara 2000 Debopriya Bose 2000 Priya Johnson 2012

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