Cells are microscopic building blocks of unicellular and multicellular living organisms. Animal, plant, fungal and bacterial cells are different in terms of structure but also have many similarities.
The ultrastructureThe name given to the fine structure and detail of a cell and its organelles revealed by an electron microscope. of a cell is its fine structure as revealed at high magnification. Animal, fungal and plant cells all contain structures called organelleThe name given to a membrane bound compartment with a specific function in animal, plant and fungal cells.. These are specialised for particular functions .
The diagrams below show the similarities and differences between the ultrastructure of animal cells and plant cells.