Question

List the major differences between a plant cell and an animal cell?

Answer 1

Hint: Most of the plants are autotrophic which means they produce their own food with the help of photosynthesis. For photosynthesis to occur, plant cells have an extra cell organelle in them known as chloroplast which is absent in animals as their mode of nutrition is holozoic.

Complete Step by Step Answer:
There are many differences in a plant and animal cell such as:

Plant cell	Animal cell
- Plant cells have a large central vacuole in them which occupies more than $90\%$ of the space in a cell.	- Animal cells in contrast have very small vacuoles but they are more in number
- Plant cells have a cell wall made up of cellulose outside their cell membrane which is responsible for providing support to the cell	- An animal cell does not have a cell wall.
- In plant cells, the nucleus gets pushed to a corner due to the large vacuole.	- In animal cells, it is present in the center.
- Plant cells do not have centrioles.	- Centrioles are present in animal cells and are responsible for the function of cell division during cytokinesis.
- Plant cells do not possess cilia and filaments.	- Animal cells possess cilia and filaments,
- Plasmodesmata are present in the plant cells and help communication and transport of substances between cells.	- It is not present in animal cells.
- Cytokinesis takes place by cell plates in plant cells.	- In animal cells, it is by cell constriction.

Note:
- Microtubules are a type of cytoskeleton which are made up of tubulin protein.
- Cytoskeleton consists of structures present in the cell whose function is to provide shape and support to the cell.
- Plasmodesmata are microscopic channels of cytoplasm that travel across the cell wall of plant cells.