Question

Difference between plant and animal cell

Answer 1

Plant Cell	Animal Cell
1. Usually they are larger than animal cells	1. Usually smaller than plant cells
2. Cell wall present in addition to the plasma membrane and consists of middle lamellae, primary and secondary walls	2. Cell wall absent
3. Plasmodesmata present	3. Plasmodesmata absent
4. Chloroplast present	4. Chloroplast absent
5. Vacuole large and permanent	5. Vacuole small and temporary
6. Tonoplast present around vacuole	6. Tonoplast absent
7. Centrioles absent except motile cells of lower plants	7. Centrioles present
8. Nucleus present along the periphery of the cell	8. Nucleus at the center of the cell
9. Lysosomes are rare	9. Lysosomes present
10. Synthesizes amino acids, coenzymes, and vitamins required by them	10. Cannot synthesize amino acids, coenzymes, and vitamins required by them
11. Storage material is starch grains	11. Storage material is glycogen granules