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Question
Make a comparison and write down ways in which plant cells are different from animal cells.
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Solution
| Plant Cell | Animal Cell | |
| 1. | It is usually larger than an animal cell. | It is usually smaller in size. |
| 2. | It has a cell wall. | It does not have a cell wall. |
| 3. | It contains chloroplasts. | Chloroplasts are absent. |
| 4. | Plastids are present. | Plastids are absent. |
| 5. | Centrosome and centrioles are absent. | Centrosome and centrioles are present. |
| 6. | The nucleus is located near the cell wall. | The nucleus is located in the center. |
| 7. | Vacuoles are very large. | Vacuoles are small. |
| 8. | The Golgi apparatus is made up of separate units called dictyosomes. | There is a single Golgi apparatus that is easily visible and has a complex and developed structure. |
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