Eukaryotic Cells
Plant & Animal cellsPlant 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 round and irregular in shape while plant cells have fixed, rectangular shapes.
Plant and animal cells are both eukaryotic cells, so they have several features in common, such as the presence of a cell membrane, and cell organelles, like the nucleus, mitochondria and endoplasmic reticulum. |
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Important differences between plant and animal cellsThe basic structure of both plant cell and animal cell is the same. The difference in cell structure is primarily due to the difference in mode of nutrition. Plants are autotrophs and animals are heterotrophs.
Below is a chart that lists some of the differences between plant and animal cells. There are also some good study resources located to the left. |
Important organelles
Images Cited: http://micro.magnet.fsu.edu/primer/techniques/fluorescence/gallery/cells/mdok/images/mdoklarge15.jpg
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http://nptel.ac.in/courses/102103012/module1/lec2/images/16.png
http://www.plantcellwalls.org.au/uploads/images/facilities/env_sem-Maize-stem-enivronmental-SEM.jpg
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http://www.scs.illinois.edu/~mlkraft/images/cell%20membrane%20smaller.jpg
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/imgbio/lipbi.gif
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/content/dam/sigma-aldrich/product7/020/endoplasmic_ret.eps/_jcr_content/renditions/endoplasmic_ret-medium.jpg
http://biologypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/golgicomplex.jpg
http://previews.123rf.com/images/blueringmedia/blueringmedia1212/blueringmedia121200210/16988264-Illustration-of-a-chloroplast-Stock-Vector-chloroplast-biology-cell.jpg
http://www.aboutthemcat.org/images/biology/eukaryote-vs-prokaryote.png
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http://nptel.ac.in/courses/102103012/module1/lec2/images/16.png
http://www.plantcellwalls.org.au/uploads/images/facilities/env_sem-Maize-stem-enivronmental-SEM.jpg
http://d226aj4ao1t61q.cloudfront.net/qt8iqeanu_istock_000007254422xsmall.jpg
http://www.scs.illinois.edu/~mlkraft/images/cell%20membrane%20smaller.jpg
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/biology/imgbio/lipbi.gif
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/content/dam/sigma-aldrich/product7/020/endoplasmic_ret.eps/_jcr_content/renditions/endoplasmic_ret-medium.jpg
http://biologypop.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/golgicomplex.jpg
http://previews.123rf.com/images/blueringmedia/blueringmedia1212/blueringmedia121200210/16988264-Illustration-of-a-chloroplast-Stock-Vector-chloroplast-biology-cell.jpg
http://www.aboutthemcat.org/images/biology/eukaryote-vs-prokaryote.png