As land plants undergo cell division, a Cell Plate structure is formed within their cells. Land plant cells are unique because they have a cell wall made of rigid sugars surrounding their cell membranes, unlike animal cells. Besides protecting the … Read more
In this article, we will discuss the following major points in detail:- 1. Introduction A gene is the portion of DNA that codes for an entire protein or RNA. The cell does not constantly need all the proteins and RNA it produces. … Read more
Chloroplasts are organelles specialized for fulfilling the photosynthetic function and represent microst-ructures with the length of 5–10 µm and a diameter of 2–3 µm, with spherical, oval, discoid or ellipsoid shape.
Contents Discovery:Types of Plastids1) Chloroplasts:2) Chromoplasts:3) Gerontoplasts4) Leucoplasts:FUNCTIONS OF PLASTIDSKey PointsFAQs about PlastidsReferencesDiscovery: Ernst Haeckel first introduced the term plastid, and Andrews Schimper provided a clear definition of plastids in 1833. Plastids are double membrane-bound organelles inside plants and some … Read more
The cell wall was discovered by Robert Hooke in 1665. Structure: It is the outermost boundary of the plant cells. Each cell, whether isolated or occurring in tissues, has its cell wall. The chemical composition of the cell walls is … Read more
