Illustration:

PLANT CELL

ANIMAL CELL
 Venn Diagram:

No Cell Wall Cell Wall is present.

Nucleus in center BOTH HAVE:
Nucleus in the sideOne large central vacuole is
Vacuole is usually small and numerous. Nucleus present.
Vacuole Square or rectangular in shape.
Round in shape Cell Membrane
Endoplasmic Reticulum Centrosomes are absent.
Centrosomes are present.
Golgi Bodies
Plastids are present.
Plastids are absent. Lysosome
Cytoplasm Lysosomes are very rare.
Lysosomes present.
Mitochondria
No Cilia
Cilia are present. Ribosome
Ribosome Mitochondria are present but fewer in
Mitochondria are present and numerous. Peroxisomes
number.
No chloroplasts.
Chloroplasts are present.
Centrioles are present.
Centrioles are absent.

Plasmodesmata are prese

ANIMAL CELL PLANT CELL

ANIMAL CELL PARTS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

Animal cells contain a wide variety of parts, each of which plays a vital role in the
survival of the cell.

Nucleus
The nucleus is the control center of the cell and houses all of the cell’s genetic information.
Usually, a cell has a single nucleus that contains all of its DNA molecules, but some (such as
skeletal muscle cells) have more than one nucleus.
The nucleus protects the cell’s DNA while controlling all other cellular activities, such as cell
division, growth, protein production, and cell death.

Ribosomes
The DNA molecules housed in the nucleus also contain blueprints for all of the proteins produced
by a cell. These blueprints are ‘read’ and interpreted by ribosomes, which are the site of protein
production in plant and animal cells. Ribosomes produce proteins by assembling amino acid
sequences according to the instructions contained in the genetic code. The resulting polypeptide
chains are then folded into specific primary, tertiary, or quaternary 3D structures by other cell
organelles.