Name: Cell Organelles: ER and the Golgi Body
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 49 s
Description: Complex bodies such as those of human beings have organs made up of cells comprising cytoplasm, ER, and Golgi, which perform essential roles. Let's learn mor...

Question

State four differences between plant and animal cell.

Accepted Answer

The four differences between an animal cell and a plant cell are:

Characteristic Plant cell Animal cell

Size Plant cells are larger in size with distinct outlines. Animal cells are smaller than plant cells.

Characteristic Plant cell Animal cell

Cell wall Plant cells have a cell wall made up of cellulose, outer to the plasma membrane. The cell wall provides rigidity and definite shape to the cell. Animal cells do not have a cell wall. They have the plasma membrane as the outermost covering. They do not have any definite shape and structure.

Characteristic Plant cell Animal cell

Plastids Plastids are present, and they are of three types - chloroplast, chromoplast, and leucoplast. Plastids are absent.

Characteristic Plant cell Animal cell

Vacuole Plant cells have larger vacuoles. These vacuoles store the water, nutrients, and waste materials of the cell. Animal cells have small but numerous vacuoles. These vacuoles store the water, nutrients, and waste material for a short time period until they move out of the cell.

Characteristics	Plant cells	Animal cells
Cell size
Plastid
Lysosome
Centrosome and centriole

State four differences between plant and animal cell.

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