what is the difference between plant cells and animal cells?
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A plant cell contains a large, singular vacuole that is used for storage and maintaining the shape of the cell. In contrast, animal cells have many, smaller vacuoles. Plant cells have a cell wall, as well as a cell membrane. ... Animal cells simply have a cell membrane, but no cell wall.
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Structurally, plant and animal cells are very similar because they are both eukaryotic cells. They both contain membrane-bound organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and peroxisomes. Plant cells can be larger than animal cells. ...
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The main difference between animal cell and human cell is that the animal cell may have different sizes of genomes depending on the species whereas the human cell has 3 billion base pairs in its genome. ... Both do not have a cell wall, large vacuole, as well as chloroplasts.
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The most important and observable difference in the plant animal cells mitosis is the cytokinesis. In plants a new cell plate is formed between the daughter cells for the future cell wall, while in animal cells the cell membrane constricts to separates the parent cell into daughter cells. Thank you B K Mishra.
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Plant and animal cells both undergo mitotic cell divisions. Their main difference is how they form the daughter cells during cytokinesis. ... Plant cells don't have centrioles. Lastly, animal cells divide everywhere and all the time while plant cells divide in a specialized region called the meristems.
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Animal cells and plant cells are similar in that they are both eukaryotic cells. These cells have a true nucleus, which houses DNA and is separated from other cellular structures by a nuclear membrane. Both of these cell types have similar processes for reproduction, which include mitosis and meiosis.
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How do eukaryotic plant and animal cells differ from one another? Animal cells have mitochondria but not chloroplasts, and plant cells have chloroplasts but not mitochondria. ... Animal cells have a plasma membrane and plant cells have a cell wall. Animal cells do not have chloroplasts and cell walls, and plant cells do.
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Animal cells do not have a cell wall composed of a cell membrane. A plant cell is enclosed by a hard/rigid cell wall along with the plasma membrane. The animal cell is enclosed by a thin, flexible plasma membrane. The nucleus is present in the plant cell and lies in one side of the cell.
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The main difference between Plant and Animal TISSUE is due to the fact that Animals move while plants are stationary. ... Animal tissue has more LIVING CELLS (to provide for the high energy requirement) while plants have more dead cell (providing for mechanical support which is of a higher priority in plants)
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Both plant and animal cells are eukaryotic, so they contain membrane-bound organelles like the nucleus and mitochondria. However, plant cells and animal cells do not look exactly the same or have all of the same organelles, since they each have different needs. ... Diagram of a plant cell with components labeled.
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Animal cells do not have cell walls and have different structures than plant cells Plants have either no or very basic ability to sense. Animals have a much more highly developed sensory and nervous system. Plants are autotrophic Animals are heterotrophic.
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Plant cells and animal cells have evolved different organelles to perform specific functions. Plant cells have chloroplasts, a cell wall and a central vacuole. Animal cells lack these three organelles. ... Plant cells have a cell wall so that they do not burst when the central vacuole fills up with water.
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Animal cells are typical of the eukaryotic cell, enclosed by a plasma membrane and containing a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles. Unlike the eukaryotic cells of plants and fungi, animal cells do not have a cell wall. since eukaryotes have organelles they are much more complex cells than prokaryotes.
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Animal cells are mostly 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.
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Major structural differences between a plant and an animal cell include: Plant cells have a cell wall, but animals cells do not. Cell walls provide support and give shape to plants. Plant cells have chloroplasts, but animal cells do not.
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The second main difference is in the structure of the cell itself. Animal cells are smaller than plant cells and have a membrane around them that is flexible and allows molecules, gases and nutrients to pass into the cell. Plant cells are larger and in addition to a membrane they have a rigid cell wall.
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Animal Cells versus Plant Cells Animal cells each have a centrosome and lysosomes, whereas plant cells do not. Plant cells have a cell wall, chloroplasts and other specialized plastids, and a large central vacuole, whereas animal cells do not.