Plant cells are a part of a plan and therefore live by each other. In organisms with many different cells, called multicellular organisms, cells can be tightly attached to other cells or freely floating. For instance, in humans, blood vessels are made of cells that tightly attach to each other to keep the blood from leaking through the vessel, but the white blood cells of the immune system can move freely. Since plants are mostly rigid, many of the cells in a plant are closely bound to other plant cells. When a bunch of similar cells work together to carry out a function, the group of cells is called a tissue. Plants are made of many different tissues. When multiple tissues work together, they make an organ. Therefore, an organ is a collection of many different cells of different tissues that carry out a particular function. Examples of plant organs are stems, leaves, and roots. So plant cells live next to other plant cells so they can form a complete plant that can make energy and reproduce.

Plant cells live all over the plants such as stem, leaf, and roots! The plant cells houses a lot of cell organelles, or different structures that help plants receive food/energy and grow bigger and taller.

A plant is made up of plant cells. Plants cover about 30% of the earth’s surface, so plant cells live in many different places!

Plant cells live in the plant! Plants' bodies are made of cells, just as yours is.

The plant is actually made of plant cells, plus water and some things that the cells make. If you think of a building being like the plant, the bricks are like the cells. Unlike the bricks, there are lots of different kinds of cells in a plant. Some make tubes for water, sugar, and other things to move through the plant. Some cells are important for reproduction. Some cells are where photosynthesis happens.

The reason you might not know what the cells are is that they are so small that we can’t see individual cells without a microscope.

Take a look at a plant. What kinds of things does it need to do? Do different parts of the plant have different jobs?

You might want to study botany—the science of plants.