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=Introduction= toc

Imagine a plant that has been planted a month ago, but this plant hasn’t been doing well today. The plant is about to die and cannot live without its needs like water, photosynthesis, and it really needs its cells. The plant cell has to do its job in order to keep the plants healthy. Its job is very important to keep the plant from dying. The cell is a very big part for the plant, the nucleus has it’s special job to control this cell to do the right thing. The cell is made out of many things and the parts in the cell all have a role for the plant. The cell wall will protect the bad things from getting in and controls what comes out. Photosynthesis is the fuel of the plant and it is captured by the chloroplasts. If I were you i would read this just so you know what is going on with your plant and see if it is healthy.

=The Job of a Plant Cell=

Providing and Protecting
The plant cell has many jobs but the number one reason it exist is because it protects the plant from dying. It also provides food and fuel/energy. The the cell acts as if it is a brick wall surrounding a castle referring to keeping out all of the things that might actually kill the plant such as insects. I know bees make honey from the flowers but if the plant cell was not existent then, other insects would just ruin the plant. Without a plant cell the plant would just dry up or not do what it's supposed to do, like maybe a tomato plant can't grow its tomatoes. The cell wall can help the plant be in the shape it is or if the plant droops then it will try to hold the plant up, when the plants shape isn't that strong it is when it tell you it needs water (its fuel) to stay alive, and that is why watering plants is important.

Photosynthesis
The plant cell needs its energy also to stay alive. The plant cell uses photosynthesis as fuel. Photosynthesis usually comes from the sun, it is used to convert light energy for the plat to keep its life cycle running. What also uses the sun or photosynthesis to keep running is the cell in general to help keep the plant stay healthy. Photosynthesis takes place in the chloroplasts. The chloroplasts job is to lock in all of the photosynthesis or food for the plant, I would look at it as if you were looking your front door before you go to b ed at night so nobody comes in or say the dog can't just walk outside.

=The Nucleus=

A nucleus is a membrane enclosed organelle found in eukaryotic cells. The nucleus acts as the brain of the whole plant cell. It controls all of the actions of the plant cell. It helps control eating, movement, and reproduction. Whatever happens in the cell the nucleus will instantly just like you have quick reactions that rapidly gets to the brain in a flash. The nucleus in a plant cell is just like a human brain it is located at the top of the cell as if it were a head of the person which is at the top of the body. The nucleus is a very important part of the cell because, what would a person be without a brain.

Organelle- specialized part of a cell having a specific function Membrane- the thin, limiting covering of a cell or cell part Eukaryotic Cell- a cell with a true nucleus; a cell with a nuclear membrane and organelles The nucleus also helps out the job of the plant cell. It acts like the brain by also controlling the plant cell to keep the plant from dying. The plant cell wouldn't be able to function the way it should be if it did not have a nucleus. Therefore, that would increase the chance of the plant to die.

=Inside the Plant Cell=

Inside the plant cell there are many things to find such as the cell wall, chloroplasts, vacuole, cell membrane, mitochondria, golgi body, ribosomes, cytoplasms, and the nucleus, but only some are only found in plant cells. Unlike an animal cell the plant cell has the cell wall that acts as a gateway and tracks what comes in and out of the cell. However, the cell wall isn’t found in other cells. The cell wall gives the cell a lot more protection and makes the nucleus easier to react to what has entered the cell. Also, a large vacuole is more common to find in plant cells than other cell, because for instance other cells might have vacuoles but not as large as the ones found in plant cells. Lastly, the chloroplast is also a thing that the plant cell has while others don’t have it. The chloroplasts are organelles that capture sunlight or is the part of the cell that captures photosynthesis. The reason of the chloroplasts are to gather that photosynthesis for the plant and other cells might not need it.



Cell wall- surrounds the cell membrane, is the “gateway” of the cell because of how it lets things come in and out Chloroplasts- organelles that capture sunlight Vacuole- the sac located in the cytoplasm stores materials for the cell Cell membrane- protects cell and sees what enters and leaves the cell Mitochondria- converts energy from food molecules to energy Golgi body- gets protien and new materials and gets packaged and distributes it to other parts of the cell Ribosomes- inside cytoplasm, the cell of where protein is made Cytoplasm- between cell membrane and nucleus, organism without the nucleus Nucleus- directs all cell activities

=Cell Wall=

The cell wall is a stiff wall, that surrounds the cell membrane. The cell wall is is like a gateway, it acknowledges what’s coming in and out of the cell. Cell walls are made of many thick layers that combine to be great protection from things entering the plant cell. The cell wall is used for extra protection for the cell, unlike the animal cell the plant cell is one of the only cells to have the cell wall. Without it, the cell would make it easier for things to come in and out of the cell. The animal cell might have a nucleus to react to what is entering the cell but it does not have the cell wall to notice what bad things to block what comes into the plant. So, in conclusion i would look at the cell wall as a gateway/fence with strict controls of what is entering the cell or think about it as what person can come in your door or open the gate to get to the backyard. The plant cells structure is made of many layers as you see in the picture



=The Plant Cell Captures Energy=

The plant cell captures photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is energy from the sunlight. Mostly all living things on Earth contain energy, directly and indirectly from the sun. Just like a human needs energy the plant does too. One job of the plant cell is to capture photosynthesis, to be exact the chloroplasts is one part of the cell that captures sunlight.The plant needs energy to grow, stay alive and plant whatever it has to like a tomato plant. The chloroplasts are the food producers of the cells, which collects the photosynthesis for the plant. Then, the chloroplasts converts the light energy into sugars that can be used for the cell. Photosynthesis happens when happens when the plant takes energy from the cell and turns it into sugars Then, light energy is converted to into chemical energy. Photosynthesis acts as a food source for the plant and the cell, by helping the plant to what it normally works to do. not only does a plant use photosynthesis, mostly all living things do and photosynthesis is used to help our Earth with its life cycle.

=Conclusion=

Plant cells are good for the plant if it does not have the cells it won’t have much time to live. Without its cells it would not have much time it cannot get its fuel. The water when you're watering the plant that you think it’s helping but you have to notice the cells need to work its hardest to collect the photosynthesis, and water for the plant. The nucleus will control the cell what to do and collect the energy to provide it for the plant. Many of these parts of the cell are what gives the plant ability to live longer. Photosynthesis is like food and water to a human all living things need it for fuel or just like a car depends on gas to drive.

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