Plant cell animal cell diagram

As animal cells are flexible, they don’t have cell wall, whereas plants have primary and secondary cell wall. Instead, plasma membrane is present in animal cells. Plasmodesmata is not seen in animal cells which is seen in plant cell. In plants during cell division, in the telophase a cell plate is seen, which is absent in animal cell and that process takes place when cell squeezes to form two cells. Cell is the fundamental unit of life, which cannot be seen without the microscope. The shape of older cell is somewhat box or cuboidal consisting of 14 faces, whereas young cells are circular in shape. Plant can be categorized into two parts; one with the nucleus and everything except the nucleus is the cytoplasm. Cell wall is found in plant cell. Middle lamella is the portion present between the primary cell wall of the nearby cell. There is a secondary cell wall and both are made up of cellulose and secondary cell wall is found within the primary cell wall and it also contains other components such as lignin. Plasma membrane is elastic in nature and controls the movement of molecules. Endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, plastid, golgi bodies and ribosomes are the organelles found within the plant. Plants contain a nuclear envelope which has pores so that the required molecules can pass through and surrounds the nucleus. Within the nucleus are the chromosomes present and the exact number varies from plants to plant. Within the cytoplasm are located various organelles and the ...

Plants and animals are made up of millions of cells and these cells have several similarities and differences. Considering that they are both eukaryotic cells, which means they have a true nucleus, that is enclosed and separated from other organelles by a nuclear membrane, is a crucial factor that defines their modes of multiplication. They have similar reproduction processes of mitosis and meiosis, using their DNA that is housed by the What are plant cells and animal cells? They are also both membrane-bound, with several cell organelles in common performing the same if not similar mechanisms to maintain and control the cells’ normal function. These organelles include the nucleus, Golgi bodies, endoplasmic reticulum, ribosomes, mitochondria, cytoskeleton, peroxisomes, and the cell membrane. They also undergo Despite having all these similarities they have several differences as well. 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. Both also contain similar membranes, cytosol, and cytoskeletal elements. The functions of these organelles are extremely similar between the two classes of cells (peroxisomes perform additional complex functions in plant cells having to do with cellular respiration). However, the few differences that exist between plants and animals are very significant and...

\( \newcommand\) • • • • • • • • • • Animal Cells versus Plant Cells Each eukaryotic cell has a plasma membrane, cytoplasm, a nucleus, ribosomes, mitochondria, peroxisomes, and in some, vacuoles; however, there are some striking differences between animal and plant cells. While both animal and plant cells have microtubule organizing centers (MTOCs), animal cells also have centrioles associated with the MTOC: a complex called the centrosome. 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. The Centrosome The centrosome is a microtubule-organizing center found near the nuclei of animal cells. It contains a pair of centrioles, two structures that lie perpendicular to each other. Each centriole is a cylinder of nine triplets of microtubules. The centrosome (the organelle where all microtubules originate) replicates itself before a cell divides, and the centrioles appear to have some role in pulling the duplicated chromosomes to opposite ends of the dividing cell. However, the exact function of the centrioles in cell division isn’t clear, because cells that have had the centrosome removed can still divide; and plant cells, which lack centrosomes, are capable of cell division. Figure \(\PageIndex\): The Centrosome Structure: The centrosome consists of two centrioles that lie at right angles to each other. Each centriol...