Question

Question 1
Make a comparison and write down ways in which plant cells are different from animal cells.

Answer 1

• Plant cell: It is the basic unit of plants that consists of a cellulose cell wall outside the cell membrane.
• Animal cells: It is the basic unit of animal life that lack a cell wall.

Animal cellPlant cellThey do not have cell wall and is covered by a cell membrane.They have cell wall made up of cellulose and a cell membrane.They do not have chloroplast.They contain chloroplast which helps with photosynthesis.They have centrosome.They do not have centrosome.The animal cells have various shaped and structures as they are less rigid.Plant cells are rigid and hence most of the plant cells are closely associated without intercellular spaces.Vacuoles are smaller in size.Vacuoles are larger in size.Prominent Golgi bodies are present.Subunits of Golgi bodies known as dictyosomes are present.