A plant cell includes a nucleus, cytoplasm, chlorophyll, membrane, cell wall, leucoplasm, cytoskeleton, plastoids, each of them having their role for helping the plant grow and survive, as well as reproduction.

Plant cells are characterized by larger and lesser number of vacuoles and are mainly responsible for maintaining fullness of a cell. An alternative function of these is to store ions, sugars, and secondary metabolites.

Plant cells are eukaryotic cells that vary in several fundamental factors from other eukaryotic organisms. Both plant and animal cells contain nucleus along with similar organelles. One of the distinctive aspects of a plant cell is the presence of a cell wall outside the cell membrane.

A typical structure of a plant cell consists of a centrally situated separable mass or unit-the protoplast and the surrounding membrane or wall known as the cell wall. In plants therefore, the term cell includes the protoplast together with the wall.

The main function of a plant cells is to carry all processes that are needed to facilitate plant life. The structure of the plant cell includes cellulose, chloroplasts, chlorophyll and vacuoles. Plasma membrane, nucleus, nucleolus and mitochondria are also included in the structure of a plant cell.

Plant Cell Structure Cell Wall. It is a rigid layer which is composed of cellulose, glycoproteins, lignin, pectin and hemicellulose. Cell membrane. It is the semi-permeable membrane that is present within the cell wall. Nucleus. Plastids. Central Vacuole. Golgi Apparatus. Ribosomes. Mitochondria. Lysosome.

There are various types of plant cells which include: parenchyma cells, sclerenchyma cells, collenchyma cells, xylem cells, and phloem cells. Parenchyma cells are the major cells of plants.