The key difference in the animal and plant cells is:

Absence of cell wall in animals

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Absence of plasma membrane in plants

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Absence of cell wall in plants

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There is no difference in their structure

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Solution

The correct option is A Absence of cell wall in animals
The following table illustrates the difference between the structures of a plant cell and an animal cell.
Animal cells Plant cells
Cell wall absent Cell wall present
Chloroplast absent Chloroplast present
Vacuoles are small Vacuoles are large, sap-filled in plant cells
As evident, the key distinguishing feature is the presence of a cell wall in a plant cell while it is absent in an animal cell.
Therefore, the correct answer is option A.

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

Number	Animal cell	Plant cell
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 coloured

Q. Choose the correct statements.
(i) Cell wall is present in both plant and animal cells.
(ii) Cell membrane is present only in plant cells.
(iii) Cell membrane is semi permeable.
(iv) Cell wall is mainly composed of cellulose.

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}

Q. Choose the correct statement about the key difference between cell wall and cell membrane.

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Animal cells	Plant cells
Cell wall absent	Cell wall present
Chloroplast absent	Chloroplast present
Vacuoles are small	Vacuoles are large, sap-filled in plant cells