What happens if animal cells or prokaryotic cells have a cell wall as plant cells? Will this have any effect on the functioning of the cell? Explain

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Cell walls are present to provide support or protection to the prokaryotic cells or plant cells. Animals having cell wall will not affect the functioning of the cell entirely, however they will not be as flexible as how they are currently (due to the phospholipid bilayer).Cell wall gives plant cells their boxy shapes and ability to grow up and out so that they get lots of sunlight for making their food.

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Q. (a) What would happen if animals have cell wall?

(b) Why cell organelles are not considered as structural and functional unit of cell?

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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. What is difference between us ?
(a) Plant cell and animal cell.
(b) Prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell.

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