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What is a cell?

Animal and plant cells come in different shapes and sizes, but they all have three basic features.

Plant cells also have some extra features that make them different to animal cells.

cell membrane

cytoplasm

nucleus

animal cell plant cell

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The parts of a typical plant cell

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Collecting plant cell samples

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Using a microscope

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Looking at cells

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Who invented the microscope?