How do plant cells differ from animal cells?

Answer 1

The main difference is that plant cells have a cell wall as well as a cell membrane. Animal cells only have a cell membrane.

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1. Plant cells have cell walls, which support a rigid structure. These structures are composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and a variety of other materials. An animal cell does not have this cell wall; With animal cells there is a diversity of shapes, though most are roughly spherical.
2. Green Plant cells have chlorophyll, the light-absorbing pigment required for photosynthesis. This pigment, which makes plants appear green, is contained in structures called chloroplasts(or more generally, plastids).
3. Similarly, chlorophyll containing plant cells go through both photosynthesis and cellular respiration, while animal cells only go through cellular respiration.
4. Plants cells have a large, central vacuole. While animal cells may have one or more small vacuoles, they do not take up the volume that the central vacuole does (up to 90% of the entire cell volume!). The vacuole stores water and ions, and may be used for storage of toxins.
5. Animal cells have centrioles, cilia (unicelluar animal cell), and lysosomes.

They have different thing in them like the nucleus there are a number of different things.
They have different thing in them like the nucleus there are a number of different things.

Answer 2

Plant cells have cell walls (cellulose), sap vacuoles, endoplasmic reticulums & plastids (chloroplats, leucoplasts, etc.) which amimal cells don't have.

Animal cells have centrioles for cell division which plant cells don't have.

Answer 3

A notable difference between animal cells and plant cells is that animal cells do not have a cell wall where as plant cells do.

Plant cells have chloroplast for photosynthesis wheras animal cells do not have them.

Answer 4

1. Plant cells possess cell wall out side plasma membrane while animal cells lack cell wall.
2. plant cells lack a centriole , animal cells possess centriole .
3. plant cells possess chloroplast , animal cells lack chloroplast .
4. plant cell cell shape is mostly orthokidecahedron (14 sided ),animal cells are mostly rounded .
   
5. plant cells are mostly auto trophic ,animal cells are heterotrophic .
6. Plant cells possess central vacuole , animal cells have small vacuoles .

Answer 5

While cell membranes might be around every cell, cell walls made of cellulose are only found around plant cells. Plant cells have a very large central vacuole. While animal cells have several and they are much smaller. Plant cells have organelles called chloroplasts which contains chlorophyll and animal cells do not.

Answer 6

Plant cells have cell walls composed of cellulose, chloroplasts for photosynthesis, and larger central vacuoles. Animal cells lack a cell wall, have centrioles for cell division, and multiple small vacuoles.

Answer 7

Plant cells have cell membranes and chloroplasts.