They both contain membrane-bound organelles such as the nucleus , mitochondria , endoplasmic reticulum , golgi apparatus , lysosomes , and peroxisomes . Both also contain similar membranes, cytosol , and cytoskeletal elements. However, the few differences that exist between plant and animals are very significant and reflect a difference in the functions of each cell.
Plant cells can be larger than animal cells.
The normal range for an animal cell varies from 10 to 30 micrometers while that for a plant cell stretches from 10 to 100 micrometers. Beyond size, the main structural differences between plant and animal cells lie in a few additional structures found in animal cells. In animal cells, the mitochondria produces the majority of the cells energy from food. It does not have the same function in plant cells. Chloroplasts are the structures that perform this function.