The differences between plant and animal cell

Plant cell

Animal cell

1.

There is a non-living cell wall completely surrounding plasma membrane.

1.

There is only plasma membrane around an animal cell. There is no cell wall.

2.

Plant cell possesses chloroplasts.

2.

There are no chloroplasts in an animal cell.

3.

A plant cell prepares organic food with the help of chlorophyll.

3.

An animal cell cannot prepare organic food for lack of chlorophyll.

4.

Normally there is no centriole in a

plant cell.

4.

There is a centriole in an animal cell.

5.

Plant cell has large vacuoles.

5.

Animal cell has no vacuoles or they are very minute and less.