1. Differentiate between plant cell and animal cell?
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Answer:
A plant cell contains a large, singular vacuole that is used for storage and maintaining the shape of the cell. In contrast, animal cells have many, smaller vacuoles. Plant cells have a cell wall, as well as a cell membrane. ... Animal cells simply have a cell membrane, but no cell wall.
Plant Cell Animal Cell
Cell Shape
Square or rectangular Irregular or shape round in shape
Cell Wall
Present Absent
Plasma/Cell Membrane
Present Present
Endoplasmic Reticulum
Present Present
Nucleus
Present and lies on one Present and
side of the lies in centre of cell cell
Lysosomes
Present but are very rare Present
Centrosomes
Absent Present
Golgi Apparatus
Present Present
Cytoplasm
Present Present
Ribosomes
Present Present
Plastids
Present Absent
Vacuoles
Few large or a single, Usually small
centrally positioned and numerous
vacuole
Cilia
Absent Present in most
of the animal cell
Mitochondria
Present but fewer in Present and number are numerous
Mode of Nutrition
Primarily autotrophic Heterotrophic