Plant cells Plant cells are the building blocks of all plant life. They are characterized by a rigid cell wall made of cellulose, chloroplasts for photosynthesis and large central vacuoles that store ...

Cells are the smallest unit of life and the building blocks for all organisms. Each component of a cell has its own function. Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus ...

Figure 1: A color-enhanced transmission electron micrograph of spinach leaf mesophyll. The cell walls of plants makes it challenging to use fluorescent dyes to stain organelles inside plant cells such ...

Discovery reveals how a specialized structure in plant cells helps regulate photosynthesis by Steve Koppes, Purdue University Editors' notes ...