Question

How do you think plant cells differ from animal cells? (Hint: What can plants do that animals cannot?)

Answer 1

Plant cell have chloroplasts that allow them to get their energy from photosynthesis. Animal cells cannot do so as they receive their energy from cellular respiration in the mitochondria.

Answer 2

Plant cells differ from animal cells as they possess a rigid cell wall while animal cells do not.

There are many structural differences between plant cells and animal cells.

Difference between plant cells and animal cells

• Animal cells lack chloroplasts, whereas plant cells do. Plants use chloroplasts to perform photosynthesis, which allows them to produce food.
• The number of mitochondria in animal cells is comparatively larger than in plant cells.
• The shape of plant cells is rigid and rectangular while animal cells are round and irregular.
• Centrioles are only present in animal cells not in plant cells.

Hence, based on shape and structure plant cells differ from animal cells.