Why do plant cells need a cell wall, and animal cells do not?

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Solution

Plant cells, unlike animals, do not have skeleton to support them. Therefore, they need a cell wall, which provides support and protection to them.

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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

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