Imagine prokaryotic cells like the tiny bacteria you see under a microscope in biology class! 🦠

• Single Cells: Often found alone or arranged in chains.
• Size: Smaller than 5µm (like a fraction of a dust particle).
• Shape: Rod-shaped (bacilli), round (cocci), or helical (spirilli) like twisted pasta.
• Wall: They've got a tough exterior – a cell wall.
• Nucleoid: No nucleus, just a lighter area in the cytoplasm.
• Organelles: Super simple inside – no membrane-bound organelles or big vacuoles.
• Real-world example: E. coli in your gut helping you digest food.

Plant cells are like the bricks that build plants, from roses to giant redwoods!

• Multicellular: Usually working in a team, except for gametes and zygotes.
• Size: More than 5µm, like a tiny leaf you can't see.
• Shape: Regular with flat sides. The junctions between cells make them look like a neat patchwork quilt!
• Wall: Also a tough cell wall here!
• Nucleus: Usually present, but sometimes playing hide and seek.
• Plastids: They've got chloroplasts for photosynthesis and amyloplasts for starch storage – think of a food factory!
• Vacuoles: Often one big vacuole – like a large storage room.

Imagine animal cells like the building blocks of your pet dog or even you!

• Multicellular: Always working together except for gametes, zygotes, and blood cells.
• Size: Again, more than 5µm.
• Shape: Usually rounded, and the junctions are often like secret handshakes between cells.
• Wall: No cell wall – they're the cool rebels.
• Nucleus: Present, but sometimes shy and hiding.
• Organelles: Lots of other organelles but no chloroplasts or large vacuoles.