Plant or Animal Cell?
Plant Cell vs. Animal Cell
Plant and animal cells have several differences and similarities. For example, animal cells
do not have a cell wall or chloroplasts but plant cells do. Animal cells are round and
irregular in shape while plant cells have fixed, rectangular shapes.
Plant and animal cells are both eukaryotic cells, so they have several features in common,
such as the presence of a cell membrane, and cell organelles, like the nucleus, mitochondria
and endoplasmic reticulum.
| Cell | Animal Cell | Plant Cell |
|---|---|---|
| Cell wall | Absent | Present (formed of cellulose) |
| 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. |
| Cilia | Present | Most plant cells do not contain cilia |
| Cytoplasm | Present | Present |
| Endoplasmic Reticulum (Smooth and Rough) | Present | Present |
| Flagella | May be found in some cells | May be found in some cells |
| Golgi Apparatus | Present | Present |
| Lysosomes | Lysosomes occur in cytoplasm. | Lysosomes usually not evident. |
| Microtubules/ Microfilaments | Present | Present |
| Mitochondria | Present | Present |
| Nucleus | Present | Present |
| Plasma Membrane | Only cell membrane | Cell wall and a cell membrane |
| Plastids | Absent | Present |
| Ribosomes | Present | Present |
| Shape | Round (irregular shape) | Rectangular (fixed shape) |
| Vacuole | One or more small vacuoles (much smaller than plant cells). | One, large central vacuole taking up90% of cell volume. |
Different Between Plant Cell and Animal Cell
Plant Cells Vs Animal
Cells
Complete the Venn Diagram below showing
1. What the Plant Cells (Left part of circle) have only or have more (>).
2. What both Plant and Animal cells have (Center part shared between circles).
3. What the Animal Cells (Right part of circle) have only or have more (>).
4. Any other information missing in blanks ______.
