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a simple definition of a plant cell and an animal cell?

2007-10-18 17:17:22 · 7 answers · asked by leggs 3 in Education & Reference Homework Help

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You said simple, so here goes:

A Plant cell has everything an animal cell plus a cell wall and chloroplast.

An Animal cell doesn't have those but has the normal things: nucleus, cell membrane, vacuole, etc...

2007-10-18 17:21:04 · answer #1 · answered by iMarty 4 · 0 0

Plant Cell: A cell that is a structural and functional unit of a plant.

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 can adopt a variety of shapes and a phagocytic cell can even engulf other structures.

2007-10-19 00:21:18 · answer #2 · answered by ohmygosh 4 · 0 0

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

* 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, which stores useful material and waste.
* A cell wall composed of cellulose, 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, df flagella (including conifers and flowering plants) also lack centrioles that are present in animal cells.


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 can adopt a variety of shapes and a phagocytic cell can even engulf other structures.

2007-10-19 00:19:37 · answer #3 · answered by leeloo ♥ 6 · 0 1

here's my definition:

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

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, which stores useful material and waste.
A cell wall composed of peptidoglycan, 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, df flagella (including conifers and flowering plants) also lack centrioles that are present in animal cells


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 can adopt a variety of shapes and a phagocytic cell can even engulf other structures

or in simpler terms... plant cells are cells for plants while animal cells are cells for animals...

2007-10-19 00:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by Bob 3 · 0 1

a plant cell is filled with Chlorophil...thats the stuff that turns green in sunlight...get the hint...do some research.

2007-10-19 00:20:14 · answer #5 · answered by Oldmansea 6 · 0 1

srry

2007-10-19 00:20:33 · answer #6 · answered by princess10289@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0 2

NOPE

2007-10-19 00:19:44 · answer #7 · answered by cutie pie 1 · 0 1

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