PLANT CELL AND ANIMAL CELL

Description

Students are expected to understand that both plants and animals are made of eukaryotic cells that share many common organelles, but also have key structural differences that relate to how each organism lives.
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More specifically, by the end of the lesson students should be able to:

Identify and label the major organelles of plant and animal cells (cell wall, cell membrane, nucleus, cytoplasm, chloroplast, vacuole, mitochondrion).

Describe in simple terms what each of these organelles does for the cell (for example, mitochondria for energy, chloroplast for making food, cell wall for support).
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Differentiate plant and animal cells by indicating which organelles are present only in plant cells (cell wall, chloroplasts, large central vacuole), which are present in both, and how this affects cell shape.
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Explain how these organelle differences make plant cells better suited for standing upright and making their own food, and animal cells better suited for movement and flexible body forms.

Summarize at least one clear similarity and one clear difference between plant and animal cells, using correct scientific vocabulary.