University:
Sam Houston State University
Course:
BIOL 2413 | General Zoology
Academic year:

2022
Views:

362

Pages:

10
Author:

Giselle A.

The Amazing Animal cell Why are Animal Cells so Amazing? CONVERT FOOD INTO ENERGY ADAPT TO OUTSIDE STIMULI Cells can determine: • How productive cattle will be. • How meat tastes! • Why animals get sick. CELLS CAN SPECIALIZE!! Nerve cell Amazing characteristics of cells! a. They are the smallest unit of a living system. b. They all hold the blueprints of how an animal is put together. c. They are vital to all life functions. d. They can reproduce!! e. They can change the physical form of an animal. Good traits and bad. There are basically two cell types • Eukaryotic cells • (membrane bound) A Prokaryote Cell • Single-celled organisms • Lacks internal structures • Example: Bacteria A Eukaryote Cell • Has internal membranebound structures called organelles. The largest organelle is the Nucleus, which contains the cell’s DNA. • May be made of one or many cells. • Makes up most of all living cells. Red blood cell How big are animal cells? 1 centimeter = 10 millimeters 1 millimeter = 1,000 micrometers