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A plant cell is regular in shape while an animal cell is irregular in shape.
A plant cell is large while an animal cell is small.
A plant has chloroplasts while an animal cell lacks chloroplasts.
A plant cell has a large central vacuole while the animal cell has no vacuole.
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While there exist many similarities between plant and animal cells, there are a number of differences.
Plant cells
Usually large
Regular in shape
Has a cell wall usually has a large central vacuolecytoplasm and nucleus are usually located towards the periphery of the cell.
Some have chloroplast
Usually more store oil, starch and proteins
Has no centriole.
Animal cells
Smaller in size
Irregular in shape
Has no cell wall
Usually has no vacuole but when present,they are often temporary and small structures within the cytoplasm.
Cytoplasm occupies most space in the cell with the nucleus.
Usually centrally placed.
Has no chloroplast
stores glycogen and fats as centrioles
Faimus answered the question on December 4, 2017 at 13:26
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