What is the difference between plant and animal cells?
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Differences between plant and animal cells:
Plant cellAnimal cell1. Has a cell wall.1. Does not have a cell wall.2. Has plastids.2. Does not have plastids.3. Vacuoles are usually large and are found in the middle of the cell.3. Small vacuoles are found scattered throughout the cell.4. Does not have centrioles (exception: some lower-order plant cells do have centrioles).4. All animal cells have centrioles.5. The presence of lysosomes is rare.5. Animal cells always have lysosomes.6. Has glyoxysomes.6. Does not have glyoxysomes.7. Has plasmodesmata.7. Does not have plasmodesmata.8. Stored food - starch.8. Stored food - glycogen.9. Does not have desmosomes.9. Has desmosomes.10. Capable of synthesizing all the amino acids, coenzymes, and vitamins needed by animal cells.10. Not capable of synthesizing all the amino acids, coenzymes, and vitamins it needs for itself.11. Because the cell wall is present, the cell does not burst in a hypotonic solution.11. Since the cell wall is absent, animal cells burst in a hypotonic solution.12. Does not have microvilli.12. The cell membrane has microvilli.
Plant cell Animal cell (1) Cell wall present.(1) Cell wall absent.(2) Covered by the cell wall.(2) Covered by the plasma membrane.(3) Plastids present.(3) Plastids absent.(4) Has a large vacuole. (4) Has small, tiny vacuoles.(5) Cannot change its own shape.(5) Can usually change its own shape. (6) No centriole present.(6) Centriole present.(7) Lysosomes are very few.(7) Lysosomes are always present.(8) Generally larger in size.(8) Comparatively smaller in size.(9) Nucleus is located at one corner of the cytoplasm. (9) Nucleus is usually located at the center.(10) Glyoxysomes may be present.(10) Glyoxysomesare absent.
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