Question

Differentiate between plant and animal cell.

Answer 1

Type of Cell Plant Cell Animal Cell Cell Shape Square or rectangular in shape Irregular or round in shape Cell Wall Present Absent Plasma/ Cell Membrane Present Present Endoplasmic Reticulum Present Present Nucleus Present and lies on one side of the cell Present and lies in the centre of the cell Lysosomes Present but are very rare Present Centrosomes Absent Present Golgi Apparatus Present Present Cytoplasm Present Present Ribosomes Present Present Plastids Present Absent Vacuoles Few large or a single, centrally positioned vacuole Usually small and numerous Cilia Absent Present in most of the animal cells Mitochondria Present but fewer in number Present and are numerous Mode of Nutrition Primarily autotrophic Heterotrophic