ICSE Class 9 Answered

PLANT CELL

FEATURE

ANIMAL CELL

Structural differences

Presence of a definite cell wall made of cellulose

Cell wall

Absence of cell wall

Present internal to the cell wall

Cell membrane

Forms the boundary of the cell

Absence of centrosome

Centrosome

Presence of centrosome

Absence of centriole

Centriole

Presence of centriole

Presence of one or more prominent vacuoles

Vacuoles

Presence of small and temporary vacuoles

Presence of plastids

Plastids

Absence of plastids

Functional Differences

Usually larger with distinct outlines

Size

Usually smaller with less distinct boundaries

Not so dense

Cytoplasm

Denser and more granular

Only a thin lining of cytoplasm which is mostly pushed to the periphery

Arrangement of cytoplasm

Cytoplasm fills up almost the entire cell

Other differences

Rectangular

Shape

Spherical

Starch

Storage material

Glycogen