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comparison in plants cells and animals cells

Plant and animal cells have some structural differences. For example, animal cells do not have a cell wall where as plant cells do. Both plant and animal cells have plasma membranes.

Plant cells have chloroplast for photosynthesis whereas animal cells do not have chloroplasts.

·         Another difference between plant cells and animal cells is that animal cells are round whereas plant cells are rectangular.

·         Further, all animal cells have centrioles whereas only some lower plant forms have centrioles in their cells.

Shape and size of vacuoles

Animal cells have one or more small vacuoles whereas plant cells have one large central vacuole that can take up to 90% of cell volume.

Difference in function of vacuoles

In plant cells, the function of vacuoles is to store water and maintain turgidity of the cell. Vacuoles in animal cells store water, ions and waste.

Images of plant cell and animal cell

Plant cell

Animal Cell