What are the Differences between plant cell and animal cell?
- Presence and absence of the cell
- Plant cells have a proper, well-defined cell wall which gives them a defined
- Animal cells do not have a cell wall and thus they lack a proper shape. They just have the cell membrane which is also present in plant
- Presence and absence of
- Plant cells perform photosynthesis so they show the presence of
- Animal cells do not possess
- Number and size of
- In the plant cells, the vacuole is large and located at the centre. This central vacuole can occupy the majority of the cell space pushing other organelles to the periphery.
- In animal cells, there are numerous small-sized vacuoles and they are scattered throughout the
How are cells classified?
Cells are broadly classified into two major types:
● Prokaryotic cell
- They do not have a proper well-defined
- They show some thread-like structures scattered in the cytoplasm called Nucleoid
which is analogous to the nucleus in our cells.
- It has strands of DNA, RNA, and carries the genetic information of the
- The only difference is that the nucleoid does not have a compact shape and lacks a proper membrane for the different
- Cells of lower organisms like various bacteria have this type of
● Eukaryotic cell
- It has well-defined membranes for nucleus as well as for other
- Both plant and animal cells can be included in the category of eukaryotic
