Plant cell: Quick Facts

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Cutaway illustration of a plant cell showing labeled internal structures including the nucleus, nucleolus, chloroplast, mitochondrion, vacuole, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, Golgi apparatus, cell wall, and other key organelles.

Microscope view of purple-stained onion epidermis cells, Allium cepa, showing large, rectangular cells in a single layer with visible nuclei and cell walls.

Diagram of a basic plant cell showing labeled structures including the cell wall, cell membrane, chloroplast, nucleus, chromosomes, cytoplasm, organelles, and fluid-filled space.

Illustration comparing three cell types: a round animal cell and an irregularly shaped plant cell, both showing labeled organelles, and an elongated bacteria cell with labeled structures such as flagella and capsule.

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cell wall chloroplast sclerenchyma cell parenchyma cell guard cell vessel cell apoplast protoplast vacuole turgor plant development photosynthesis plant reproductive system stem cell adipose cell neuron osteocyte nectar neuroglia phagocyte

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Key People

Mohl, lithograph after a drawing by J. Kull, c. 1850

Hugo von Mohl

German botanist

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Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli

Swiss botanist

Mirbel, Charles-François Brisseau de

Charles-François Brisseau de Mirbel

French botanist