Question

Can you tell me all the differences between plant cell and animal cell?

Answer 1

Plant CellAnimal Cell


1
A plant cell is usually larger in size.
An animal cell is comparatively smaller in size.





2Plant CellIt is enclosed by a rigid cellulosecell wall in addition to plasma membrane.Animal CellIt is enclosed by a thin, flexibleplasma membrane only.
3
It cannot change its shape.
An animal cell can often change its shape.


4
Plastids are present. Plant cells exposed to sunlight contain chloroplast.


Plastids are usually absent.
5A mature plant cell contains a large central vacuole.

An animal cell often possesses many small vacuoles.
6Nucleus lies on one side in the peripheral cytoplasm.

Nucleus usually lies in the centre.
7Centrioles are usually absent except in motile cells of lower plants.

Centrioles are practically present in animal cells
8Lysosomes are rare.

Lysosomes  are always present in animal cells.


9Glyoxysomes may be present.They are absent.


10Tight junctions and desmosomes are lacking.

Plasmodesmata is present.


Tight junctions and desmosomesare present between cells.

Plasmodesmata are usually absent.
11
Reserve food is generally in the form of starch.


Reserve food is usually glycogen.
12
Plant cell synthesise all amino acids , coenzymes and vitamins required by them.


Animal cell cannot synthesise all the amino acids, co enzymes and vitamins required by them.
13
Spindles formed during cell divisions in anastral i.e. without asters at opposite poles.


Spindle formed during cell division is amphiastral i.e. has an ester at each pole.
14
Cytokinesis occurs by cell plate method.


Cytokinesis occurs by construction or furrowing.
15
Plant cell does not burst if placed in hypotonic solution due to the presence of the cell wall.


Animal cell lacking contractile vacuoles usually burst, if placed in hypertonic solution.