top10 differences between plant and animal cell
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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
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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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