Question

Which is the largest cytoplasmic organelle in plant and animal cell?

Answer 1

Answer:

The largest cellular organelle in a cell (plant or animal cell) is a nucleus. In a plant cell, chloroplast (plastids) are the largest in size.

Answer 2

The largest cytoplasmic organelle in plant and animal cell is Nucleus.

Animal Cell:

Cells present in the body of animals including humans are animal cells. Organelle like centriole is exclusive to animal cells.

Plant Cell:

Cells present in the body of Plants like Angiosperms, Gymnosperms, Algae are plant cells. Plastids and Vacuoles are exclusively found in plant cells.

NUCLEUS: It was first described by Robert Brown in the year 1831. It stains via basic dyes.

Properties of Nucleus:

• It is a double-membrane bound structure with nuclear pores for the movement of genetic material into the cytoplasm.
• Usually, a single nucleus is present in a cell but there can be variation in the number of nuclei in a cell.
• The process of DNA replication takes place inside the nucleus.
• An organelle called nucleolus is present inside the nucleus which is responsible for active ribosomal RNA synthesis.

Some cells like mature RBC, sieve tube cells lack a nucleus.