difference between plant cell and animal cell
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Explanation:
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 cells can be larger than animal cells. The normal range for an animal cell varies from 10 to 30 micrometers while that for a plant cell stretches from 10 to 100 micrometers. Beyond size, the main structural differences between plant and animal cells lie in a few additional structures found in plant cells. These structures include: chloroplasts, the cell wall, and vacuoles.
Plant cells use sunlight as their energy source; the sunlight must be converted into energy inside the cell in a process called photosynthesis. Chloroplasts are the structures that perform this function. They are rather large, double membrane-bound structures.
An animal cell is a eukaryotic cell that consists of membrane-bound cell organelles without a cell wall. We all know that the cell is the fundamental unit of life. A group of cells assemble together to form tissues and eventually to organs and organ systems. Animal cells vary in different shapes and size and perform specific functions. They are considered to be multicellular organisms. Animal cells have an organized nucleus with the nuclear envelope.
Animal cells have centrioles which are absent in plant cells. In addition, they have locomotory and cytoskeletal structures. Due to the absence of cell wall in animal cells, it has an irregular shape. The different types of animal cells are skin, muscle, blood, nerve and fat cells.