how does the shape of a plant cell differ from that of an animal cell?
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Plant cells have a cell wall, as well as a cell membrane. In plants, the cell wall surrounds the cell membrane. This gives the plant cell its unique rectangular shape. Animal cells simply have a cell membrane, but no cell wall.
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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.
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Under a microscope, plant cells from the same source will have a uniform size and shape. Beneath a plant cell's cell wall is a cell membrane. An animal cell also contains a cell membrane to keep all the organelles and cytoplasm contained, but it lacks a cell wall.
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There are many similarities between plant and animal cells, as well as three key differences. ... Unlike animal cells, plant cells have cell walls and organelles called chloroplasts. Plant cells also have a large central vacuole, while animal cells either have small vacuoles or none.
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In actuality, they are mostly rectangular cubes! Plant cells, unlike animal cells, have a cell wall that is made of cellulose and gives them a cuboidal as opposed to spherical structure. Plant cells are not however, uniformly rectangular cubes, different cell types in the plant have different shapes.
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Answer Expert Verified Plant cells have cell walls, and animal cells do not. Plant cells have a large central vacuole and animal cells do not.
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Animal and plant cells have features in common, such as a nucleus, cytoplasm, cell membrane, mitochondria and ribosomes. Plant cells also have a cell wall, and often have chloroplasts and a permanent vacuole. ... Bacteria has a cell wall made up of peptidoglycans. Plant cell has a cell wall of cellulose.
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There are a few differences, starting with the presence of a cell wall. The most characteristic feature of plant cells is their rigid cell wall. Human cells only have a cell membrane. The cell wall is primarily made of cellulose, which is composed of glucose monomers.
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Plant cells can be larger than animal cells. ... Beyond size, the main structural differences between plant and animal cells lie in a few additional structures found in plant cells. These structures include chloroplasts, the cell wall, and vacuoles.
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Animal cells do not have a cell wall composed of a cell membrane. A plant cell is enclosed by a hard/rigid cell wall along with the plasma membrane. The animal cell is enclosed by a thin, flexible plasma membrane. The nucleus is present in the plant cell and lies in one side of the cell.
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The first difference is that plant cells have an organelle called chloroplast. ... Animal cells are smaller than plant cells and have a membrane around them that is flexible and allows molecules, gases and nutrients to pass into the cell. Plant cells are larger and in addition to a membrane they have a rigid cell wall.
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Beyond size, the main structural differences between plant and animal cells lie in a few additional structures found in plant cells. These structures include chloroplasts, the cell wall, and vacuoles.
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Terms in this set (5) Plant Cells have a Cell Wall and a Cell Membrane; Animal Cells only have a Cell Membrane. Animal Cells have a Cytoskeleton, but Plant Cells do not. Plant Cells have Chloroplasts, but Animal Cells do not. Plant Cells have a large central water Vacuole; Animal Cells only have small Vacuoles.
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Structurally, plant and animal cells are very similar because they are both eukaryotic cells. ... Beyond size, the main structural differences between plant and animal cells lie in a few additional structures found in plant cells. These structures include: chloroplasts, the cell wall, and vacuoles.
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The most important and observable difference in the plant animal cells mitosis is the cytokinesis. In plants a new cell plate is formed between the daughter cells for the future cell wall, while in animal cells the cell membrane constricts to separates the parent cell into daughter cells. Thank you B K Mishra.
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Plant cells have a cell wall composed of the cell membrane as well as cellulose. Animal cells do not have a cell wall composed of a cell membrane. A plant cell is enclosed by a hard/rigid cell wall along with the plasma membrane. The animal cell is enclosed by a thin, flexible plasma membrane.
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Structurally, plant and animal cells are very similar because they are both eukaryotic cells. They both contain membrane-bound organelles such as the nucleus, mitochondria, endoplasmic reticulum, golgi apparatus, lysosomes, and peroxisomes. ... Plant cells can be larger than animal cells.