Animal Cell
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Plant Cell
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Cell wall
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Absent
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Present (formed of cellulose)
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Shape
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Round (irregular shape)
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Rectangular (fixed shape)
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Vacuole
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One or more small vacuoles (much smaller than
plant cells).
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One, large central vacuole taking up 90% of cell
volume.
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Centrioles
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Present in all animal cells
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Only present in lower plant forms.
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Chloroplast
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Animal cells don't have
chloroplasts.
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Plant cells have chloroplasts because they make
their own food.
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Cytoplasm
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Present
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Present
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Ribosomes
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Present
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Present
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Mitochondria
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Present
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Present
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Plastids
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Absent
|
Present
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Endoplasmic
Reticulum (Smooth and Rough)
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Present
|
Present
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Golgi Apparatus
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Present
|
Present
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Plasma Membrane
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Only cell membrane
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Cell wall and a cell membrane
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Microtubules/
Microfilaments
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Present
|
Present
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Flagella
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May be found in some cells
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May be found in some cells
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Lysosomes
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Lysosomes occur in cytoplasm.
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Lysosomes usually not evident.
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Nucleus
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Present
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Present
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Cilia
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Present
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Most
plant cells do not contain cilia.
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