Study Notes On Biology



DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLANTS AND ANIMAL CELL





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 90% of cell volume.
Centrioles:
Present in all animal cells
Only present in lower plant forms.
Chloroplast:
Animal cells don't have chloroplasts
Plant cells have chloroplasts because they make their own food
Cytoplasm:
Present
Present
Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth and Rough):
Present
Present
Ribosomes:
Present
Present
Mitochondria:
Present
Present
Plastids:
Absent
Present
Golgi Apparatus:
Present
Present
Plasma Membrane:
only cell membrane
cell wall and a cell membrane
Microtubules/ Microfilaments:
Present
Present
Flagella:
May be found in some cells
May be found in some cells
Lysosomes:
Lysosomes occur in cytoplasm.
Lysosomes usually not evident.
Nucleus:
Present
Present
Cilia:
Present
It is very rare

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