Differences between Plant cell and animal cell.
| No. | Plant Cell | Animal Cell |
| 1 | A rigid cell wall formed of cellulose is present. | Cell wall is absent. |
| 2 | Chloroplasts are present. | Chloroplasts are absent. |
| 3 | Vacuole or vacuoles are present. | Vacuoles are absent. |
| 4 | The centrosome is absent. | The centrosome is present near the nucleus |
| 5 | The nucleus is shifted to one side | The nucleus is centrally placed. |
| 6 | Units of Golgi complex are scattered in the cytoplasm and are called dictyosomes. | The Golgi complex is prominent and forms one complex unit. |
| 7 | Plant cells have a fixed, rectangular shape due to the presence of a cell wall. | Animal cells have a more flexible shape and can vary in size and morphology. |
| 8 | Plant cells have plasmodesmata | Animal cells do not have plasmodesmata. |
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