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Cell Wall The cell wall is a rigid layer that surrounds the plant cells. Plant cell walls are
 Cell wall made of
primarily made up of cellulose. It is located outside the cell membrane whose main
cellulose is present in  Cell wall is absent.
function is to provide rigidity, strength, protection against mechanical stress and
almost all cells.
infection.
 Plastids like leucoplasts,
Plastids Plastids are storage organelles. They store products like starch for synthesis
chloroplast and  No plastids found.
of fatty acids and terpenes.
chromoplasts are present.
Chloroplasts It is an elongated or disc-shaped organelle containing chlorophyll. It is  Plants cells have
 Chloroplasts
the site for photosynthesis in a plant cell. The green pigment chlorophyll absorbs chloroplasts to prepare
completely absent.
energy from sunlight. their own food.
 Vacuoles are
Vacuoles They are organelles for storage. Small membrane bound vacuoles filled
 Cell sap containing usually absent or
with fluids and water are present in animals. In plant cells the vacuoles perform
vacuoles are present. one or more small
functions of secretion, excretion and storage.
vacuoles are seen.
Lysosomes Lysosomes are membrane bound organelles, they contain digestive  Lysosomes occur in
 Lysosomes not evident.
enzymes. They break down the waste products and detoxify the cell. cytoplasm.
Nucleus It is a membrane bound organelle, spherical in shape. Most of the activities  Due to the presence of
of the cell is directed by the nucleus. the vacoule at the centre
 Nucleus is usually
All the cells in an animal has one complete set of genes in its nucleus. The genetic of the cell, nucleus may
located centrally.
material DNA help in protein formation. be located at the edge of
the cell.
 Plant cells have many  Animal cells have a
Golgi bodies  They are flattened stacks of membrane bound sacs. They function as
simpler units of golgi single highly
the packaging unit, the proteins formed by the endoplasmic reticulum are packed into
complex, called elaborate golgi
small membrane sacs called vesicles.
dictyosomes. complex.
Endoplasmic reticulum  It is a large network of interconnecting membrane tunnels. It
is composed of both rough endoplasmic reticulum and smooth endoplasmic reticulum.
The rough endoplasmic reticulum is covered with ribosomes hence appears rough.
They follow the instructions from the nucleus and make proteins the cell needs. The  Present  Present
smooth endoplasmic reticulum is continuous with the outer nuclear membrane. It
transports material through the cell and produces and digests lipids and membrane
proteins.
Ribosomes Ribosomes are found on the endoplasmic reticulum. Together they help
 Present   Present 
in manufacturing proteins for the cell following instructions of the nucleus.
Mitochondria Mitochondria is one of the largest organ of the cell and is known as the
'power house of the cell'. It is a spherical or rod shaped organelles and is enveloped
 Present   Present 
by a double membrane.  The mitochondria aids in conversion of glucose to high
energy molecules (ATP) for the cell.