Question

Differentiate between plant cell and animal cell.

Answer 1

1. Animal cell:

1. The outermost layer in animal cells is plasma membrane.
2. Size of vacuole is very small.
3. Animal cells are smaller in size as compared to plant cells.
4. Certain organelles such as lysosomes are only present in animal cells and not in plant cells .

2. Plant cell:

1. The outermost layer in plant cells is cell wall.
2. Size of vacuole is large.
3. Plant cells are larger in size as compared to animal cells.
4. Certain organelles such as plastids and chloroplasts are only present in plant cells and not in animal cells.

Animal cell	Plant cell
Outermost layer is plasma membrane.	Outermost layer is cell wall.
Vacuole - small in size.	Vacuole - large in size.
Cells are smaller in size.	Cells are larger in size.
Plastids , chloroplasts are absent.	Lysosome is absent.