Summary

 

Summary

•       The basic structural unit of the organism is the cell.

•       The structural and functional unit of life is the cell.

•       New cells are formed from pre-existing cells.

•       Different functions are performed by different organelles in the cell.

•       All animal cells are surrounded by the plasma membrane. Generally the nucleus is present at the center of the cell. The area between nucleus and the plasma membrane is the cytoplasm. There are different organelles present in the cytoplasm. E.g. :- Mitochondria, Golgi complex, Endoplasmic reticulum

•       Most of the cell organelles are present in both animal and plant cells. But some organelles like cell wall, chloroplast, large central vacuole are present only in plant cells.

•       The cellular structure that carry genetic information are the chromosomes in the nucleus.