Animal cell and Plant cell characteristics

Animal cell and Plant cell characteristics

Cell Facts • All living things are composed of cells.• Cells are the basic unit of structure and

function of all living things.• Cells are produced from other cells.• Cells do everything from providing

structure and stability to helping provide energy and means of reproduction.

Basic parts of a cell

are

Animal cell Plant cell

Cell wall: NO cell wall Present (formed of cellulose)

Shape: Round (irregular shape)

Rectangular (fixed shape)

Vacuole: One or more small vacuoles (much smaller than plant cells).

One, large central vacuole taking up 90% of cell volume.

Centrioles: Present in all animal cells.

Only present in lower plant forms.

Chloroplast: NONE Plant cells have chloroplasts because they make their own food

Plastids: None Present

Plasma Membrane:

cell membrane only

cell wall and a cell membrane

Lysosomes: Lysosomes occur in cytoplasm.

Lysosomes usually not evident.

http://www.meritnation.com/ask-answer/question/difference-between-plant-cell-and-animal-cell/the-fundamental-unit-of-life/2413943

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http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Adventist_Youth_Honors_Answer_Book/Nature/Microscopic_Life

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