Differences between animal cell and plant cell in the form of a flow chart and what are vacuoles.

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Differences in structure
$\begin{matrix} F e a t u r e & P l a n t c e l l & A n i m a l c e l l C e l l w a l l & C e l l u l o s e c e l l w a l l p r e s e n t & C e l l w a l l a b s e n t C h l o r o p l a s t & P r e s e n t i n l a r g e n u m b e r s i n & a b s e n t t h e t h i n c y t o p l a s m l i n i n g N u m b e r a n d s i z e o f & O n e l a r g e p e r m a n e n t & N u m b e r o u s s m a l l t e m p o r a r y v a c u o l e s & v a c u o l e & v a c u o l e s R e l a t i v e s i z e & L a r g e & S m a l l \end{matrix}$
Differences in function
$\begin{matrix} F e a t u r e & P l a n t c e l l & A n i m a l c e l l S h a p e & R e g u l a r e l o n g a t e d & I r r e g u l a r s h a p e c y l i n d r i c a l s h a p e A b i l i t y t o m a k e f o o d & M a k e s t h e i r o w n f o o d b y & C a n n o t m a k e t h e i r o w n t r a p p i n g s u n l i g h t i n a & f o o d p r o c e s s k n o w n a s p h o t o s y n t h e s i s T u r g i d i t y & C a n b e c o m e t u r g i d & C a n n o t b e c o m e t u r g i d \end{matrix}$
Vacuole
- space or vesicle within the cytoplasm of a cell, enclosed by a membrane and typically containing fluid.
- It is often the largest organelle in the cell.
Function
1. To hold materials and wastes.
2. To maintain the proper pressure within the plant cells to provide structure and support for the growing plant.

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Pick the correct set of difference between plant and animal cells from the following table:

$\begin{matrix} Animal cells & Plant cells i. Animal cells have large single vacuole & Plant cells have many small vacuoles ii. Animal cells do not have plastids & Plant cells have plastids including chloroplast iii. Animal cells do not have cell wall & Plant cells have cell wall outside the plasma membrane iv. Animal cells are green in colour & Plant cells are not colored v. Lysosomes are always present & Lysosomes are rare \end{matrix}$

Pick the correct set of difference between plant and animal cells from the following table.

\begin{matrix} A n i m a l c e l l s & P l a n t c e l l s i . A n i m a l c e l l s h a v e l a r g e s i n g l e v a c u o l e & P l a n t c e l l s h a v e m a n y, s m a l l v a c u o l e s i i . A n i m a l c e l l s d o n o t h a v e p l a s t i d s & P l a n t c e l l s h a v e p l a s t i d s i i i . A n i m a l c e l l s d o n o t h a v e c e l l w a l l & P l a n t c e l l s h a v e c e l l w a l l o u t s i d e t h e p l a s m a m e m b r a n e i v . A n i m a l c e l l s a r e g r e e n i n c o l o u r & P l a n t c e l l s a r e n o t c o l o u r e d v . L y s o s o m e s a r e a l w a y s p r e s e n t & L y s o s o m e s a r e r a r e \end{matrix}

Statement 1: Vacuoles are large and prominent in an animal cell and small in plant cell.

statement 2: Centrosomes are absent in an animal cell.

Q. What are the differences between plant and animal cells?

Differentiate between

(a) A tissue and an organ.

(b) Vacuole in a plant cell and an animal cell.

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