Plant cells and Animal cells

• 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