What are the differences between Plant Cell and Animal Cell?
Following are the differences between Plant Cell and Animal Cell -:
| Criteria | Plant Cell | Animal Cell |
| Cell Wall | Present (made of cellulose) | Absent |
| Shape | Regular and rectangular due to the rigid cell wall | Irregular or round shape |
| Chloroplasts | Present (for photosynthesis) | Absent |
| Vacuoles | Large central vacuole (prominent) | Small or absent |
| Centrioles | Absent in most plant cells | Present |
| Lysosomes | Rare or absent | Present |
| Plasmodesmata | Present | Absent |
| Energy Production | Photosynthesis (chloroplasts) and cellular respiration (mitochondria) | Cellular respiration (mitochondria) only |
| Glycogen/Storage | Stores starch as a reserve food | Stores glycogen as a reserve food |
| Cilia and Flagella | Rarely present | May be present (e.g., sperm cells with flagella) |
| Examples | Leaf cells, root cells | Muscle cells, red blood cells |