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The main difference between plant and animal cells is that plant cells are rigid and autotrophic, while animal cells are flexible and heterotrophic. This leads to organelle and structural differences.
Plant and animal cells contain many of the same organelles, but some structures are only found in plant cells. Others are found in both plant and animal cells, but their functions are slightly different.
Animal and plant cells differ and they have similarities. Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm and mitochondria are four cell components that are found in both animal and plant cells.
Many similarities exist between plant and animal cells, and they have three key differences as well. Plant cells have cell walls and chloroplasts while animal cells do not; plant cells have large vacuoles, while animal cells either have small ones or no vacuoles.
Both plant and animal cells comprise membrane-bound organelles, such as endoplasmic reticulum, mitochondria, the nucleus, Golgi apparatus, and lysosomes. The plant cell can also be larger than the animal cell. The normal range of the animal cell varies from about 10 – 30 micrometres and that of plant cell range between 10 – 100 micrometres.
Animal cells and plant cells have many similarities. They are both eukaryotic cells, which have a true nucleus that houses DNA and is separated from other cellular structures by a nuclear membrane.
Plant and animal cells have several differences and similarities. For example, animal cells do not have a cell wall or chloroplasts but plant cells do. Animal cells are mostly round and irregular in shape while plant cells have fixed, rectangular shapes.
The most striking difference between animal cells and plant cells is that plant cells have three unique organelles: central vacuole, cell wall, and chloroplast. We summarize the major differences between plant and animal cells in this table.
Plant cells and animal cells differ in size, shape, and the parts that are inside them. For example, only plant cells have structures called plastids that can perform photosynthesis.
A plant cell consists of one large vacuole that maintains the shape of the cell and stores nutrients. Animal cells, on the other hand, have multiple smaller vacuoles. Both plant and animal cells have a cell membrane, but only the former has a cell wall.