Plant Cell vs Animal Cell | 3 Key Differences
You've heard about plant cells and animal cells, no learn the main differences between plant and animal cells.
Thanks for stopping by, this is 2 minute classroom and today we are talking about the differences between plant and animal cells.
Plant and animal cells are remarkably similar, but there are three main differences I will discuss.
Both plant and animal cells have mitochondria, but only plant cells have chloroplast. This is the organelle responsible for photosynthesis, and, of course, animals don’t perform photosynthesis. Most energy for life on the planet comes from the sun through photosynthesis in the chloroplast.
Both plant cells and animal cells have vacuoles. These are used for storage in the cell. However, only plant cells have a large central vacuole that contains mostly water. It’s this central vacuole that gives plants their stability and turgor.
Lastly, we have the cell wall. While both plant and animal cells have cell membranes, only plant cells have a cell wall. This cell wall gives plant cells their shape and structure. However, the cell wall does not regulate inflow and outflow of molecules, that is still the job of the cell membrane.
So now you know the main differences between plant and animal cells.
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