difference between plant and animal cell
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1) Animal cells are generally small in size .
2) Cell wall is absent .
3) Vacuoles in animal cells are many , small and temporary .
4) Animal cells have centrosome and centrioles .
PLANTS CELL
1) Plant cells are larger than animal cells .
2) The plasma membrane plant cell is surrounded by a rigid cell wall of cellulose .
3) Most mature plant cells have a permanent and large central sap vacuole .
4) Plant cells lack centrosome and centrioles .
Answer:
Animal Cell Plant Cell
Cell wall Absent Present (formed of cellulose)
Shape Round (irregular shape) Rectangular (fixed shape)
Vacuole One or more small vacuoles (much smaller than plant cells). One, large central vacuole taking up to 90% of cell volume.
Centrioles Present in all animal cells Only present in lower plant forms (e.g. chlamydomonas)
Chloroplast Absent Plant cells have chloroplasts to make their own food.
Cytoplasm Present Present
Ribosomes Present Present
Mitochondria Present Present
Plastids Absent Present
Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth and Rough) Present Present
Peroxisomes Present Present
Golgi Apparatus Present Present
Plasma Membrane Only cell membrane Cell wall and a cell membrane
Microtubules/ Microfilaments Present Present
Flagella Present in some cells ( e.g. mammalian sperm cells) Present in some cells (e.g. sperm of bryophytes and pteridophytes, cycads and Ginkgo)
Lysosomes Lysosomes occur in cytoplasm. Lysosomes usually not evident.
Nucleus Present Present
Cilia Present Most plant cells do not contain cilia.
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