What's the differences between an animal cell and a plant cell?

Answer 1

A plant cell has a cell wall.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks3bitesize/science/biology/lifecells2_3.shtml

Answer 2

Animal Cell: An animal cell is a form of eukaryotic cell which make up many tissues in animals. The animal cell is distinct from other eukaryotes, most notably plant cells, as they lack cell walls, chloroplasts and vacuoles. Due to the lack of a rigid cell wall, animal cells appear to be circular (though are often deformed by surrounding cells) under microscopes - in three dimensions the cells are normally spherical.

Plant Cell: The cells of plants are quite different from the cells of the other eukaryotic kingdom's organisms. Their distinctive features are: * A large central vacuole (enclosed by a membrane, the tonoplast), which maintains the cell's turgor and controls movement of molecules between the cytosol and sap.* A cell wall made up of cellulose and protein, and in many cases lignin, and deposited by the protoplast on the outside of the cell membrane.

Answer 3

Plant cells are much like animal cells, except for 3 important differences.

A) Plant cells have cell walls, which make them appear rectangular-shaped. These structures are composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and a variety of other materials.


B) Plant cells have chlorophyll, the light-absorbing pigment required for photosynthesis. This pigment is contained in structures called chloroplasts, which makes plants appear green.


C) Plants cells have a large, central vacuole. While animal cells may have one or more small vacuoles, they do not take up the volume that the central vacuole does (up to 90% of the entire cell volume!). The vacuole stores water and ions, and may be used for storage of toxins.

Answer 4

there are a lot of structural differences between a plant and animal cell.......a plant cell contains plastids an animal cell does not,a plant cell has a cell wall an animal cell does not,a plant cell has a large vacuole whereas in an animal cell the vacuoles are either absent or very small, an animal cell has centrosomes where as this is absent in plant cells. These are all the differences i can think of.

Answer 5

An animal cell has a flexible cell membrane as an outer layer. A plant cell has a rigid cell wall generally composed of cellulose. Also plant cells will contain chloroplast.

Answer 6

An animal cell is a form of eukaryotic cell which make up many tissues in animals. The animal cell is distinct from other eukaryotes, most notably plant cells, as they lack cell walls and chloroplasts, and they have smaller vacuoles. Due to the lack of a rigid cell wall, animal cells appear to be circular (though are often deformed by surrounding cells) under microscopes - in three dimensions the cells are normally spherical.[citation needed] Human cells are biologically categorized as animal cells

Plant cells are quite different from the cells of the other eukaryotic kingdom's organisms. Their distinctive features are:

* A large central vacuole (enclosed by a membrane, the tonoplast), which maintains the cell's turgor and controls movement of molecules between the cytosol and sap.
* A cell wall made up of cellulose and protein, and in many cases lignin, and deposited by the protoplast on the outside of the cell membrane. This contrasts with the cell walls of fungi, which are made of chitin, and prokaryotes, which are made of peptidoglycan.
* The plasmodesmata, linking pores in the cell wall that allow each plant cell to communicate with other adjacent cells. This is different from the network of hyphae used by fungi.
* Plastids, especially chloroplasts that contain chlorophyll, the pigment that gives plants their green color and allows them to perform photosynthesis.
* Plants lack centrioles that are present in animal cells.

Like other eukaryotic cells, plant cells typically also have a nucleus, containing most of the cell's DNA, and mitochondria, the 'power plants' of the cell. However, some parts of a living plant's tissue are selectively dead so they can serve the plant without consuming vital nutrients.

Answer 7

An animal cell does not have a cell wall; Plant cell does
Plant cells have chloroplast ; Animal cell does not
They have different size vacuoles.

Answer 8

Lots of differences.
Plant Cell Animal Cell
1.A cell wall is present . The wall is not present.
2.They have chloroplasts . These cells do not have
chloroplasts.
3.Centrosome is not present . Centrosome is present.
4.These cells have lysosome. Lysosome is not found.
5.Golgi apparatus is called Golgi apparatus is called
dictyosome on a plant cell . Golgi Body in an animal cell.

There is another difference too(it is a difference in the size and number of vacuoles present)But as I'm not too sure ,I won't post.Sorry!

Answer 9

There are many differences as follows
1.the animal cell has the cell membrane as the outermost covering while the plant has cell wall.the cell wall is a tough covering while the cell membrane is a delicate covering.
2.the plant cell has choloroplast and the can senthesize there on food but animal cell does not have choloroplast and they can't senthesize ther own food(exception do exsist as Euglena).
3.the animal cell has many vacuoles while plant has only one a larger vacoule.
4.some orgenelle are present in both cells but with different names such as golgi complex in animals and dictyosomes in plant cells.
i hope u understand the difference.
u can also visit this site for more information.
http://www.botany.uwc.ac.za/SCI_ED/grade10/cells/differences.htm
and
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/dec97/877465881.Cb.r.html

Answer 10

animal: mitochondria, sugars, fats as cell wall, use of sugars for energy by mitochondria
plant: cellulose as cell wall, solid and shaped, rigid shape, chloroplasts, use of light to make energy
these are the main differences, of course there are lots more but to a more refined extent