what are the differences between a plant cell and animal cell?
On the other hand, the cells of all multi-cellular beings are eukaryotic cells. Both the animal cells and plant cells are eukaryotic cells, but they have different structures. The main difference between an animal cell and a plant cell is that, plant cells have a cell wall, which the animal cell lacks. The cell wall which is made up of cellulose gives the plant cell rigidity resulting in a fixed, rectangular shape.
â¢ Animal cells do not have chloroplasts whereas plant cells have chloroplasts. â¢ An animal cell does not have a cell wall. A plant cell has a cell wall; it has cellulose wall to maintain fluid balance through osmosis. â¢ Plant cells contain one large vacuole enough to almost take up the entire cell space while animal cells contain smaller vacuoles inside the cells. â¢ An animal cell is either round or has an irregular shape.
Plant cells have cell walls. Animal cells usually have multiple, small vacuoles. Plant cells are larger than animals cells are are surrounded by a rigid cell wall. Under a microscope, a plant cells have a more regular shape then animal cells.