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=Introduction= toc Plants are pretty cool because they can make their own food by photosynthesis.

=Photosynthesis= Here's a little bit of more information about Photosynthesis. The process by which a cell captures energy in sunlight and uses it to make food is called photosynthesis. The term photosynthesis comes from the Greek words photo, which means "light" and synthesis, which means "putting together." Plants are pretty cool because they can make their own food by photosynthesis. Their water is from their own roots from the bottom to the top. The ingredients for photosynthesis are light energy, water, and carbon dioxide. Photosynthesis makes sugar so the plant cell make energy and oxygen.

=What are the different structures on a plant cell?= Plant Cells have structures that help them survive. A plant’s cell wall helps to protect and support the cell. The holes in a plant cell looks like swiss cheese. Those holes in the cell wall do make the cell vulnerable, but they are important to the function of the cell. The holes prevent from bacteria coming in. Chloroplasts capture energy from sunlight and use it to produce food. Vacuoles store water and nutrients.

=How are plant and animal cells similar and different?= Plant cells are different from animal cells because plant cells contain chloroplasts and have one large vacuole also plant cells has a special structure called a cell wall. Animal cells are different because animal cell has smaller vacuoles and only has a cell membrane. However both cells are the same because they both have a nucleus that control them and mitochondria that turns glucose and oxygen into energy.

=What are different types of plant cells?=

Plant cell come in different types. One type of plant cell is a root cell. Root cells absorb water. They have thin walls so it's easier to soak up water. Another type is a stem cell. A stem cell has a small tube that carry water from the roots to the leaves. They have no walls so they form a pipeline. The last type is a leaf cell. A leaf cell are packed with chloroplasts which absorb light and carry out photosynthesis. =Conclusion= The plant cells need their energy and food from photosynthesis. Without photosynthesis there won’t be oxygen. Plants gives us the oxygen we need to live. We owe our life to plant cells.

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