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Plant Cells

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Plant Cell Organelles

Plant cells have all the same parts as animal cells, but they also have a few extra organelles.

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Cell wall

  • The cell wall gives the plant cell strength and rigidity.
  • Cell walls stop cells bursting if they take in too much water.
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Chloroplasts

  • The chloroplasts are responsible for providing nutrients to the plant from a process called photosynthesis.
  • Chloroplasts capture sunlight and use that energy to make glucose, which is a type of sugar.
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Vacuole

  • The vacuole can be thought of as a storage organelle.
  • Vacuoles contain a liquid called cell sap and can store sugar that has been made from photosynthesis.

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1Biology

1.1Cells, Tissues & Organs

1.2Reproduction & Variation

1.3Ecological Relationships & Classification

1.4Digestion & Nutrition

1.5Plants & Photosynthesis

1.6Biological Systems & Processes

2Chemistry

2.1Particles

2.2Chemical Reactions

2.3Atoms, Elements, Compounds

2.4The Periodic Table

2.5Materials & the Earth

2.6Reactivity

2.7Energetics

2.8Properties of Materials

3Physics

3.1Energy

3.2Forces & Motion

3.3Waves

3.4Electricity & Magnetism

3.5Matter

3.6Space Physics

4Thinking Scientifically

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