Name: Biodiversity and Megadiversity
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 6 min 1 s
Description: Every day we come across so many types of living beings. Have you ever wondered how many different types of species are there in total? Watch this video.

Question

List differences between plant cell and animal cell. Draw a well-labelled diagram of anyone.

Accepted Answer

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 an outermost covering. They do not have any definite shape and structure.

Characteristic Plant cell Animal cell

Chloroplasts Plant cells have chloroplast that contains a green pigment called chlorophyll, necessary for photosynthesis. Animal cells do not have chloroplast and chlorophyll.

Characteristics Plant cell Animal cell

Vacuole Plant cells have one large vacuole. These vacuoles store the water, nutrients, and waste materials of the cell and help in maintaining turgidity of the plant cell. It is surrounded by tonoplast. 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.

Plant cells are rectangular. They have a cell wall that encloses the plasma membrane. Different types of cell organelles are embedded in the cytoplasm of the plant cells.

List differences between plant cell and animal cell. Draw a well-labelled diagram of anyone.

Important Questions on Cell - Structure and Functions

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