[Cells]

Animal Cells vs. Plant Cells
Animal Cells
Plant Cells
1. No Chloroplasts 1. Chloroplasts present (usually)
2. No Cell Wall 2. Cell Wall of cellulose
3. Usually no large central vacuole. 3. Most have large central vacuole.
4. Carbohydrates stored as glycogen. 4. Carbohydrates stored as starch.
5. Respiration as energy process. 5. Respiration & Photosynthesis as energy process.
6. Have lysosomes. 6. Generally lack lysosomes.
7. Shape- Changeable, usually rounded. 7. Shape- Rigid, often with 'straight' edges.

Common Organelles of Animal & Plant Cells

Cytoplasm, Nucleus, Nucleolus, Vacuoles, Mitochondria, Smooth ER, Rough ER (& Ribosomes), Golgi Apparatus, Lysosomes


Diagrams of Animal Cells.-----------Diagrams of Plant Cells.

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