All about cells

“The smallest unit that can perform all the process necessary for life is a?”

A cell that’s what it is a cell! In class we are discussing cells!! Cells is a very important to learn about. We have many cells in our body, but cells also have many functions and important facts you have to know, so let’s get started!  

    I learned that Anton van Leeuwenhoek discovered single-celled organisms including bacteria. Plants and animals have similar cells but also different! For example a question asks on a directed reading “What kinds of cells have cell walls?” The answer was plants. Well animal cells do not have cell walls. Humans also do not have cell walls only because we would look like a box.  Here is an interesting question from our directed reading! ¨why can a chicken egg grow so large?¨ the answer is it does not have to take in all the nutrients. That is the answer because it doesn't have to take in as much nutrients as other cells. That is what allows it to grow so large. There is one part that all cells have weather it is plant or animal cell every cell has this. Every cell has a cell membrane to act as a barrier to protect the uncontrolled flowing water. Now on to the last thing. There are two types of basic cells and those two cells names are Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells.

     Many of you may be wondering what is a cell walls function? Well a cell's walls function is to give support to a cell. The cell wall protects the cell. There is also a  cell named cytoskeleton and the cell has two functions. The first function is the cell keeps the cell membrane from collapsing. The second function is the cell helps other cells move. Here is another interesting question from our directed reading. ¨What are the cell walls of plants and algae made of?¨ The answer would be sugar and cellulose.

       In conclusion, cells are very very important to learn. It´s very important to learn these cells if you are wanting to be a scientist when you grow up!