Plant Cells
vs.
Animal Cells
Some differences between Plant cells
and Animal cells are:
- Plant cells have cell walls as their outermost
layer
- Plant cells have chloroplasts that contain
chlorophyll for pigmentation
- Plant cells have larger vacuoles (part of the
endomembrane system used for storage) than Animal cells
- Animal cells contain centrioles that play a
role in mitosis
- Animal cells have flagellum connected to the
cell membrane which aids in movement of the cell
Cell Walls, chloroplasts, larger vacuoles,
centrioles, and flagellum are all part of the uniqueness that
distinguish Plant cells from Animal cells.
Source: Biology/Neil A. Campbell-4th
edition
Copyright 1996