Within cells, special structures called are responsible for particular functions. The directs the activities of the cell and the cell forms the boundary that controls what enters and leaves both the plant and animal cell. The structures help the cell to function because they break down glucose, also known as sugar, to provide the cell with energy. The is a structure that allows the cell to store things like food and waste. It is much larger in the plant cell due to the cell making it difficult to move materials into and out of the cell. The plant cell also contains , which are structures that are not found in the animal cell. This is because they allow the plant cell to do and make its own food. The permeable cell in the animal cell is not covered by a cell wall, so materials like food are easily transported into the cell.

Within cells, special structures called organelles are responsible for particular functions. The nucleus directs the activities of the cell and the cell membrane forms the boundary that controls what enters and leaves both the plant and animal cell. The mitochondria help the cell to function because they break down glucose, also known as sugar, to provide the cell with energy. The vacuole is a structure that allows the cell to store things like food and waste. It is much larger in the plant cell due to the cell wall making it difficult to move materials into and out of the cell. The plant cell also contains chloroplasts, which are structures that are not found in the animal cell. This is because they allow the plant cell to do photosynthesis and make its own food. The permeable cell membrane in the animal cell is not covered by a cell wall, so materials like food are easily transported into the cell.