help list the differences between a plant cell and an animal cell and why are these differences important?

Answer 1

Gosh, where to begin? Plant cells have a cell wall, typically made of cellulose, that give them more rigidity than an animal's cells. This allows plants to grow stems and leaves in sizes and shapes that simply aren't practical for animals, and typically makes plant cells more cubical in shape -- since animal cells lack this sort of structure to them, they are typically rounder. Most plants also have different internal organelles, like chloroplasts for capturing sunlight for energy, which animals cells lack, and a larger vacuole, which serves as a sort of storage space or overflow to control the rate of nutrient and ionic intake across the cell wall.

The form and function of the different types of cells determines how they work and what they are capable of doing.

Answer 2

Plant cells are quite different from the cells of the other eukaryotic kingdoms' 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.
* Plant groups without flagella (including conifers and flowering plants) also lack centrioles that are present in animal cells.


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.

Answer 3

1. Cell wall. Cell walls help the plant cells maintain turgor pressure without going lysis.
2. Plastids. The presence of plastids in plant cells help the plant cells undergo photosynthesis and store toxic compounds.