Plant and Animal Cell Differences | Diagrams

Although plant and animal cells are eukaryotic still they both are different from each other. Plant and animal cell differences can be studied based on structure and organelles present in them. 

Plant and animal cell differences

Here we compile plant and animal differences:

An animal cell diagram

A plant cell diagram

	Plant Cell	Animal Cell
Cell wall	Present	Absent
Shape	Definite	Irregular
Nucleus	Present at the side of the cell	Present in the center
Centrioles	Absent	Present
Lysozymes	Absent	Present
Chloroplast	Present	Absent
Vacuole	One large	Many small
Outer layer	Cell wall	Cell membrane
Cytoplasm	Small portion	Large portion

A brief overview of these organelles is below: 

Cell wall: It gives a definite shape to the cell by making the outer boundary of the plant cell. It also protects the cell from any damage.

Nucleus: It controls all the activities of a cell.

Centrioles: They aid in the formation of spindle fiber during cell division.

Lysozymes: They contain digestive enzymes and aid in the breakdown of food and waste materials.

Chloroplast: It contains green pigment and helps in photosynthesis.

Vacuole: It contains water and food materials.

Cytoplasm: It is the main part of the cell and all the organelles float inside the cytoplasm. It also helps in the transport of material within and outside the cell.