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= = toc =Introduction=

Have you ever wanted to learn plant cells? Well I have some great information about plant cells for you to learn about! You take a deep breath and feel your body flow through oxygen. Plant cells create oxygen just by water and carbon dioxide. From this all happening at once, this helps all of us breath.

=Function=

Just like humans plants need food and energy to survive. Plant cells create food (glucose Prentice Hall Science Explorer pg: 42) from water and cO2. that's how they start photosynthesis. This happens beginning with the chloroplasts. It captures energy from sunlight then uses it to produce food from the cell. The chlorophyll functions in a similar way it captures light for power similar to a solar calculator that runs from energy from the sun.

=Structure=

The plant cell has a unique features. Unlike animal cells the plant cell has a cell wall. The cell wall is a stiff wall that surrounds the membrane and protects the cell, giving the plant a rigid, boxlike shape. The plant celli also has a bigger vacuole then an animal cell. The plant vacuole is found in the cytoplasm and stores water, food, and waste products. Like animal cells the plant cell has a cell membrane that controls what substances can enter and leave the cell.

=Real World Connection=

Unfortunately there are many illness that affects many people one of them is cancer. Cancer is traditionally treated with chemotherapy and radiations. Researchers are now finding that dandelions are one of the most powerful medicinal plants on earth. Dandelions are used in treatments for several types of cancer and also kidney and liver diseases. The extract from the dandelion root causes cancer cells to go through apoptosis (cell suicide) leaving healthy cells intact

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