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Cell wall:

Absent

Present (formed of cellulose)

Shape:

Round (irregular shape)

Rectangular (fixed shape)

Vacuole:

One or more small vacuoles (much smaller than plant cells).

One, large central vacuole taking up 90% of cell volume.

Centrioles:

Present in all animal cells

Only present in lower plant forms.

Chloroplast:

Animal cells don't have chloroplasts

Plant cells have chloroplasts because they make their own food

Cytoplasm:

Present

Present

Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth and Rough):

Present

Present

Ribosomes:

Present

Present

Mitochondria:

Present

Present

Plastids:

Absent

Present

Golgi Apparatus:

Present

Present

Plasma Membrane:

only cell membrane

cell wall and a cell membrane

Microtubules/ Microfilaments:

Present

Present

Flagella:

May be found in some cells

May be found in some cells

Lysosomes:

Lysosomes occur in cytoplasm.

Lysosomes usually not evident.

Nucleus:

Present

Present

Cilia:

Present

It is very rare