Cell - structure, function and organization

Basic unit of the living things

Cells

Plant cell

Picture of a cell

Animal cell

Function of chloroplast

Absorbs light energy for photosynthesis

Function of mitochondria

Produces energy for reactions

Function of cytoplasm

Acts as a medium where chemical reaction occur

Shape of plant cell

Has fixed shape

Shape of animal cell

The shape is irregular and variable because it does not have chloroplasts

Definition of unicellular organisms

Organism that consist of only one cell

Definition of multicellular organisms

Organisms that consist of more than one cell