Plant and animal cells differ in several key ways. Plant cells are typically rectangular in shape and larger than animal cells, which are usually spherical and smaller. Plant cells have a thick cell wall made of cellulose and hemicellulose, while animal cells only have a thin cell membrane. A prominent vacuole is present in plant cells but small and temporary in animal cells. Plastids are found only in plant cells, while centrosomes are present in animal cells to aid cell division. Mitochondria are more numerous in animal cells compared to plant cells. Plant cells can synthesize all amino acids whereas animal cells can only synthesize some kinds. Cell division occurs via cell plate in plants but by furrow in animals.

1. Difference Between Plant Cell
And Animal Cell
• PLANT CELL
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• Shape
• Size
• Cell Wall
• Vacuole
• Plastid
• Centrosome
• Mitochondria
• Amino Acid
• Cell Division
• ANIMAL CELL
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• Shape
• Size
• Cell Wall
• Vacuole
• Plastid
• Centrosome
• Mitochondria
• Amino Acid
• Cell Division

2. SHAPE
• Plant cell is
rectangular in shape.
• Animal cell is
spherical in shape.

3. SIZE
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*Plant cell is larger than Animal cell.
*Animal cell is smaller than plant
cell.

4. CELL WALL
• Plant cell is covered by a
thick cell wall.
• Cell wall is made up of
cellulose and
hemicellulose.
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• Animal cell is covered by
a thin cell membrane.
• It is made up of
Lipoprotein.
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5. VACUOLE
• In plant cell, Vacuole is big,prominent and
permanent.
• In animal cell, Vacuole is small,temporary
and not so prominent.

6. PLASTID
• Plastids are present only
in plant cell.
• Plastids are of three types.
• *Leucoplast
• *Chromoplast
• *Chloroplast
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• PLASTID IS ABSENT IN
ANIMAL CELL.

7. CENTROSOME
• Centrosome is absent in plant cell.
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• Centrosome is present is animal cell.
• *It helps in the process of cell division.
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8. MITOCHONDRIA
• The number of
Mitochondria is less in
plant cell than animal
cell.
• The number of
Mitochondria is
approximately more in
animal cell.

9. AMINO ACIDS
• In Plant Cell all the
Amino acids can be
synthesized.
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• Animal cell can
synthesize only some
kinds of Amino acids.

10. CELL DIVISION
• In Plant Cell ,Cell Division occurs by cell plate .
• In Animal Cell , Cell Division occurs by furrow in
spite of cell plate.