Question

Differentiate between :

(a) Plants cells and animal cells

(b) Cell membrane and cytoplasm

Answer 1

(a) Difference between animal and plant cell

Animal cell		Plant cell
They are generally small in size.		They are usually larger than animal cells.
Cell wall is absent.		Cell wall is present.
Vacuoles are small in size.		Vacuoles are larger in size.
Plastids are absent, except in protozoan Euglena.		Plastids are present.

(b) Difference between cell membrane and cytoplasm

Cell membrane		Cytoplasm
The cell membrane is the covering that surrounds the cytoplasm.		Cytoplasm is the fluid−filled matrix within the cell membrane in which all the organelles are suspended.
Its main constituents are lipids, proteins and sugars.		It contains water soluble organic and inorganic substances and various organelles.
It facilitates exchange of material with external environment.		It facilitates the exchange of substances within the cell and is a place for most of the cellular activities.