Cell Structure & Organisation

What you'll learn

The structures inside typical plant and animal cells, what each one does, how plant and animal cells differ, and how a cell's structure fits its job.

• The cell membrane controls what enters and leaves
• The cell wall is a plant-only support structure
• The nucleus controls the cell and holds the genetic material
• The cytoplasm is where most cell chemistry happens
• Vacuoles differ sharply between plant and animal cells
• Chloroplasts are found only in plant cells that photosynthesise
• Mitochondria, ribosomes, ER and Golgi body each have one main job
• Specialised cells trade a general shape for one job done very well