Question

Illustrate only a plant cell as seen under an electron microscope. How is it different from an animal cell?

Answer 1

Plant cell under an electron microscope:

1. Under the microscope, plant cells look like massive rectangular interlocking bricks.
2. The cell wall of each cell is plainly seen surrounding it.
3. The cell wall becomes rather thick and noticeable when colored.
4. The cytoplasm is light in color, with a darkly pigmented nucleus at the cell's edge.
5. The cell wall, nucleus, vacuoles, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi apparatus, and ribosomes are all clearly visible in this transmission electron micrograph.

Difference between plant cell and animal cell:

Plant cell	Animal cell
There is a cell wall present.	The cell wall is absent.
The nucleus is found on one side of the cell.	The nucleus is found at the middle of the cell.
The cell is either square or rectangular in shape.	Shape might be either irregular or round.
A single big vacuole is usually present.	Vacuoles are abundant and tiny.
Plastids can be found.	Plastids are not present.