Plant cells and Animal cells

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  • Animal cells do not have a cell wall or chloroplasts.
  • All living things are made up of cells
  • Plant cells and animal cells both contain cell membrane, cytoplasm, and nucleus
  • Plant cells have a cell wall
  • The cell wall is a rigid lining outside the cell membrane
  • For plants, it is composed mainly of cellulose. This makes the plant cells appear to be more rectangular while animal cells appear to be round
  • Plant cells also contain plastids. Plastids are double-membrane organelles that function in the manufacture and storage of important compounds used by the cell.
  • Colored plastids are called chromoplasts
  • An example of a chromoplast is the chloroplast which contains the green coloring pigment in plants called the chlorophyll.
  • Leucoplasts are colorless plastids which function in storing food
  • Animal cells have centrioles. Centrioles are microtubules that assist animal cells during cell division.
  • Some animal cells may have either flagella or cilia. These are cellular appendages that animal cells may use for mobility.
  • Another difference between plant cells and animal cells is the size of the vacuoles
  • Vacuoles in animal cells are smaller compared to the vacuoles of plant cells
  • Vacuoles in plant cells are primarily utilized for storing water and food molecules
  • lysosomes are more commonly found in animal cells than in plant cells
  • Animal cells and plant cells both contain the main parts of a cell
  • The specialized structures in plant cells are cell wall, and plastids
  • The specialized structures in animal cells are cilia, flagella, centrioles, and lysosomes
  • Vacuoles of plant cells are bigger compared to vacuoles of animal cells